for hovorka's nhl sake i hope he's not.Sustr!
Best way to think of it: Florida has really bad depth for D prospects outside Benning so it is a good development situation. With cap pressures, Florida will be force to have 1-2 D prospects ready to goMy guess is a 50-50 chance he touches the NHL.
He's a late bloomer and he's a giant. The National Team has used him a few times. Also has to adjust to AHL.
Obviously, I hope it goes really well but I'll say 50-50 chance he gets more than 10 NHL games before the 2 year expires. While not a Dman. reminds me of the Klapka signing... another raw giant that did get in a few NHL games and is, now, doing well in AHL. As far as any D precidence like this.. SImek, Kempny and Rutta were all later discoveries in their careers and came to NHL. Sustr would be another.
To me, feels like boom or bust and a good risk. Also, Florida is pretty awesome and I'm not sure how he'd crack that lineup anytime soon.
Desharnais might be a great comp one day. He went from ECHL to NHL. Can't teach size.Is he a Desharnais/Hakanpää.
If Hovorka gets as many NHL games as Sustr, I'd call that a success for the Panthers.for hovorka's nhl sake i hope he's not.
of course, if Hovorka plays just one game he'll can be proud.If Hovorka gets as many NHL games as Sustr, I'd call that a success for the Panthers.
While I get what you are saying and tend to agree. Eg. no GM is looking for the next 'Andrej Sustr'.of course, if Hovorka plays just one game he'll can be proud.
I like his chances of chiseling out a steady role in the nhl.
I only have a problem with Sustr because I thought he played a soft game for a guy his size. Does Hovorka have a mean streak in him?While I get what you are saying and tend to agree. Eg. no GM is looking for the next 'Andrej Sustr'.
He did get in 360 NHL games and stuck for 8 seasons (obviuosly, not all full time). For Czech D standards that is about as high as it gets. So, from a Czech perspective, it was meant as a compliment. I'd be ecstatic if Hovorka ended up with over 300 NHL games.
TBH.. I haven't seen much of him. He entered my radar with a Euro Hockey Tour invite which was surprising. Then I was reading 11 teams were scouting him. Then this. I'll probably know a lot more in a year as he's now on my radar.lol Extraliga isn't exactly a gold mine for NHL talent.I only have a problem with Sustr because I thought he played a soft game for a guy his size. Does Hovorka have a mean streak in him?
Also, on a completely random note.. while we had our exchange.. Sustr just scored against Germany in National Team Exhibition games for the upcoming World's.lolI only have a problem with Sustr because I thought he played a soft game for a guy his size. Does Hovorka have a mean streak in him?
Happens all the time. Whenever I shit on a player he scores, like clockwork.Also, on a completely random note.. while we had our exchange.. Sustr just scored against Germany in National Team Exhibition games for the upcoming World's.lol