Robert I think the issue is Matt carle more then sustr. Sustr is still young mistakes will still happen but no excuse with carle he is a vet.
we need a scape goat i get that but 100 games of sustr ive seen zero upside
everyone gets that carle had an awful year with contract but if was lower salary would be few complaints truthfully he was a mesa after injury the contract is wayyyy more then his worth
yet he does his job he is not even comparable to the train wreck that is sustr
matt carle is a very good low pairing guy who can step up to 22 minutes a game
sustr has not developed into a kid who deserves over 12 even with his physical attributes which should make him a great defender he 100% comes out short is no comparison to matt carle and andrej sustr ive seen nothing so far that say sustr is even a bottom pairing defender besides hes huge the rest hockey iq positioning over pinching skating etc.. is below par of a true number 5 or 6 defender
i hope since we are trying so hard to make it work for him he gets his act together but i personally doubt it
im ready to put nesterov koekkoek witkowski all over him and move on and with that size reach etc.. man do i want this kid to succeed
ive always known what matt carle was i dont see a lot different except a good shot by garrison everyone is in love with him but his stats are cause he had power play and triplet time all year lol and his stats suck compared to the opportunity he was given i feel they are similar players if put carle blocking shots with garrison you have a very solid guy not great lol cause garrison missing the barn standing in water so often lol
im not high on either guy both paid too much this board will disagree fell in love with garrison but he was riding on wave that is the triplets lol and everything fans of florida or vancouver said about his issues with hitting the net etc. its dammed true lol
coburn i flat out like cause he attacks guys as they enter the zone and plays a physical game to me he is the perfect five guy with nesterov at six
means somehow garrison and carle need to play right as 3 and 4s and personally i believe that would work out pretty good
garrison leading offense carle being more back
bench sustr or give him little time till he steps up
nesterov stepped up slater seems ready to step up i dont get coopers dogheadiness of playing carle with sustr giving them so much time not letting nesterov play more etc...
sustr is a whatever hes not excelling for what he should be and maybe it takes 2-3 more years and he becomes legit i dont have that much patience when have the koekkoek's masins tony d's or the world move the hell on