My concern with Jusso is that I get the sense that he might be personally done with the Flames and might be counting down the days until he plays for another team. He's liked social media comments from fans who complain about how he doesn't get played over guys like Stone and how the Flames should just trade him.
It's concerning that he is even acknowledging that stuff from fans. Even if it is true that he is better than a reserve guy like Stone, I don't like that he is giving attention to negative comments about teammates. It comes across as very "me first" and reminded me of Sutter's comments near the end of the Covid season where he said some players were entitled.
He had a chance to respond to his demotion by being one of the best defenseman in the AHL, but he wasn't even the best defenseman on the Heat. Still got a call up near the end of the season, but played very poorly against the Sharks.
I never got the same vibes from Kylington. Even when he barely played, he said he still had that self-belief that he could make it with the Flames.
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