Player Discussion: Andrej Sustr

[Sky04]

Likely nobody thought he’d “become another Hedman”. Sustr was never drafted for a reason.

Exactly and it's not like he was taking a spot from someone coming up either, there was nobody hence why we able to wait out his development.

 

[HoseEmDown]

Sustr has played more NHL games then guys like Koekkoek and Barberio who were much more highly regarded around the here. Koekkoek can still pass him if he stays healthy and finds a spot somewhere. He's played more NHL games than Conacher who was thought to be a big deal once. It's helped that the right side of our D has been garbage for a long time. In the 5 seasons he was here between 13/14 and 17/18 he's 2nd in games played and 3rd in points amongst defensman. That just doesn't happen because the right side is trash, you need to be at least decent which he was. I actually don't think he'll play another game with us. I think there's too many ahead of him so either there is a rash of injuries or we just have a soft spot for him pretty sure he'll be in Syracuse all year.

 

[Hoek]

Yeah he's just a guy we can plug in if there's a buttload of injuries (or COVID quarantines) and at least he'll be better than like... Borgman was.

 

[BowDownToVasilevskiy]

Sustr has played more NHL games then guys like Koekkoek and Barberio who were much more highly regarded around the here. Koekkoek can still pass him if he stays healthy and finds a spot somewhere. He's played more NHL games than Conacher who was thought to be a big deal once. It's helped that the right side of our D has been garbage for a long time. In the 5 seasons he was here between 13/14 and 17/18 he's 2nd in games played and 3rd in points amongst defensman. That just doesn't happen because the right side is trash, you need to be at least decent which he was. I actually don't think he'll play another game with us. I think there's too many ahead of him so either there is a rash of injuries or we just have a soft spot for him pretty sure he'll be in Syracuse all year.

Haven't seen the name Mark Barberio in a while, had to google his name to see where he's at these days. He's playing for Lausanne HC of the National League (Switzerland).

 

[DFC]

Yeah he's just a guy we can plug in if there's a buttload of injuries (or COVID quarantines) and at least he'll be better than like... Borgman was.

I honestly don't think he would be.

Sustr's best was "do no harm," and he could barely manage that more often than not. He was one of the bigger (no pun intended) liabilities we've ever had on the ice in the time I've watched the Lightning. I always wonder if he was a personal project of Rick Bowness's or something.

 

[These Are The Days]

I honestly don't think he would be.

Sustr's best was "do no harm," and he could barely manage that more often than not. He was one of the bigger (no pun intended) liabilities we've ever had on the ice in the time I've watched the Lightning. I always wonder if he was a personal project of Rick Bowness's or something.

That has to be the case. Koekkoek wasn't exactly great but sweet Christ alive nothing I ever saw in his games in a Lightning uniform were ever as bad as what we saw from Sustr. Koekkoek got a job elsewhere and did "okay" at it and meanwhile Sustr apparently could barely manage his stint in San Diego as part of the Ducks or play for long for the Chinese team in the KHL. Koekkoek here was just unremarkable except for a few good offensive zone pinches that never really led to anything

That's not to say we should have held onto Koekkoek. That's to say all that almost seemingly supports the idea Sustr was a project we didn't want to let go of while a player who didn't really deserve to play here never did. His track record here is markedly worse than Koekkoek's ever was

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

So is Sustr the highest paid photographer in professional sports?

 

[LTIR Trickery]

Haven't seen the name Mark Barberio in a while, had to google his name to see where he's at these days. He's playing for Lausanne HC of the National League (Switzerland).

I think he just got suspended for losing his shit, too.

 

[BoltSTH]

 

[These Are The Days]

That's not cool dude

 

[LightningStrikes]

 

[These Are The Days]

This is like Mike Glennon coming back to QB the Bucs. God help us all

 

[LightningStrikes]

I’m happy for the guy, it’s a “at the right time at the right place” kinda story. We just need him to be solid and play his 10-12 minutes a night. You can do it, Andrej!

 

[These Are The Days]

I’m happy for the guy, it’s a “at the right time at the right place” kinda story. We just need him to be solid and play his 10-12 minutes a night. You can do it, Andrej!

It doesn't mean he can do it because we've enabled him

 

[ultra63]

It doesn't mean he can do it because we've enabled him

If we3peat he will be on the Stanley Cup forever!

 

[DFC]

Hedman 35 minutes in order to hopefully squeak out a 7-6 win over Detroit.

 

[The Macho King]

He was f***ing terrible.

I mean a lot of people were, but holy shit.

 

[JoVel]

He was f***ing terrible.

I mean a lot of people were, but holy shit.

Very disappointing, considering how high we all were on his return.

 

[These Are The Days]

Hedman 35 minutes in order to hopefully squeak out a 7-6 win over Detroit.

Lmao nailed it!!!

 

[DFC]

Lmao nailed it!!!

Honestly forgot I posted that. Lol

 

[DaBolts]

He was f***ing terrible.

I mean a lot of people were, but holy shit.

 

[These Are The Days]

Honestly forgot I posted that. Lol

Some of your finest work

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

 

[Elvs]

Watch EA give Sustr the octupus X-factor in the next roster update

 

[BoltSTH]