Minnesota wants to reduce Ryan Suter's ice time.

Minnesota's coaching staff wants to reduce Suter's ice time to a range of 24 to 26 minutes per game, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Suter has led the league in ice time the last three seasons.

Analysis:

Minnesota has had a goal of reducing Suter's minutes the last two seasons, but it never seems to happen when the games begin. However, the coaching staff appears to be gaining trust in younger defensemen, so maybe Suter finally gets more rest.