 After a brief stint with Carolina's then-American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats, at the end of his 2007–08 WHL season, Sutter debuted in the NHL with the Hurricanes in 2008–09.He scored his first NHL goal on October 23, 2008, against Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins.The next game, on October 25, Sutter suffered a concussion after a collision with Doug Weight of the New York Islanders.