That's crazy to me. You watch him in the NHL and he's an effin' plodder.
By that notion Makar must've looked like The Flash when he played for UMass.
The most underrated aspect of Jost's skating issues is that he has a bad habit of not moving his feet enough. He's got Tanguay syndrome. He has to move his feet constantly to be successful.
When he's moving his feet, he's got decent speed, and it's not much of an issue. This is what he does in games where he's playing his best, causing turnovers, and creating scoring chances.
His first couple steps are an issue, but it's more so that he tries to play a puck protection game in the corners too much, and his lineaments let him do it by not supporting him, but rather backing away to find the soft spots to receive passes.
Problem is it ends in turnovers too often and the pass never happens. If his first couple steps were better, he'd be more elusive, but since they're not, he needs to move the puck quicker.
Avs are just the worst fit for him in the league stylistically with their off the rush style, and Bednar's skating demands to play his system. On top of those being bad fits for Jost's preferred down low cycle game, I think it tires him out during games too. He's most effective early in most games.
Almost any other team in the league would be a better fit for him IMO.