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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Tampa is pretty deep at defense. It only seemed like a matter of time until they offloaded one.
I would not be surprised if that 3rd comes into play at the trade deadline again.
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Agreed, Sustr (6'8" 225 lbs) has forced himself onto the team full time and hasn't looked bad on the 2nd pairing with Garrison. He and Gudas will be monsters on that 3rd unit. Barberio is the perfect 7th man as he can slide in and add offense and play solid enough defense.
Tampa is build for speed, and Brewer stuck out like a sore thumb in that regard. Just way too slow for the type of game they play. Brewer will probably fit in better in the gritty, hard forechecking style that Anaheim plays.
Tampa
Stralman-Hedman
Garrison-Carle
Sustr-Gudas
Barberio
Anaheim (when healthy, currently missing Beauchemin, Stoner, and Fistric long term)
Vatanen-Beauchemin
Fowler-Stoner
Brewer-Lindholm
Fistric
Those are two very solidly built d-groups.