GDT: 10/10/15 - 1:00PM EDT - Tampa Bay @ Buffalo | F/W 4-1

[The Gongshow]

Think i'd rather see Nesterov than Sustr.

Sustr just looks like a wet noodle out on the ice, not a fan of him. He gets beat along the wall all the time, he's not strong enough for board battles, he's tall but scrawny.

 

[Sky04]

Sustr just looks like a wet noodle out on the ice, not a fan of him. He gets beat along the wall all the time, he's not strong enough for board battles, he's tall but scrawny.

He can't even use his monsterous height/reach to his strength, there was a play where Kane came down on him 1 on 1 but he left too much space between them so Kane was able to drag it out of his 6'8 reach and fire it between his legs. That should almost never happen for guy his size.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Great game.
Drouin has been so much better defensively... it's really impressive.

 

[Outl4w]

How you Drouin everybody? WAtching the first two games Drouin looks great, and stammer looks average. I think Stammer will still get it going and hit 50 goals.

 

[DFC]

Great game.
Drouin has been so much better defensively... it's really impressive.

Agreed. He's just a lot calmer in the D zone now. I don't think he's terrified that a minus will land him on the bench. You can see him getting into lanes. His actual backchecking can be pretty terrific too, because he catches guys before they realize he's close.

It really is amazing that the knock on this kid was his skating when he came into the league. I think he's faster than last year.

 

[The Macho King]

The one thing he's still doing a bit is he's handling the puck inside the defensive blue line a bit too much. That's a skill thing on his part - he thinks he can get away with it, and most of the time he can. It's still a high risk, low reward type play though.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Got to watch the highlights and that pass from Cally to Stamkos was just brilliant.

 

[Hoek]

The one thing he's still doing a bit is he's handling the puck inside the defensive blue line a bit too much. That's a skill thing on his part - he thinks he can get away with it, and most of the time he can. It's still a high risk, low reward type play though.

Eh I love when he plays keepaway with the puck, it often gives times for the other players to get open or cut to the net. It's where he rushes a pass that he gets in trouble.

 

[The Macho King]

Eh I love when he plays keepaway with the puck, it often gives times for the other players to get open or cut to the net. It's where he rushes a pass that he gets in trouble.

Don't do it at the defensive blue line - too much risk.

 

[The Gongshow]

Drouin has really upped his defensive game, which is what was lacking last season, he really uses his speed to get back and make great plays in his end. Glad to see it, Cally will help his development with this as well.