{"id":708563,"date":"2017-06-26T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=708563"},"modified":"2017-06-26T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:00:08","slug":"tampa-bay-lightning-re-sign-defenseman-andrej-sustr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/tampa-bay-lightning-re-sign-defenseman-andrej-sustr\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Lightning Re-sign Defenseman Andrej Sustr"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed defenseman Andrej Sustr<\/a> to a one-year, $1.95 million contract.<\/p>\n

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Andrej Sustr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
Here is the release from the team:<\/div>\n
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Sustr, 6-foot-7, 220 pounds, appeared in 80 games with the Lightning in 2016-17, recording three goals and 14 points. He was tied for the team lead among defensemen for games played (Coburn, 80), while also ranking third among Bolts blue-liners for points and tied for third for assists.\u00a0\u00a0Sustr was the only Tampa Bay defenseman outside of Victor Hedman<\/a> to score a game-winning goal in 2016-17.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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The Plzen, Czech Republic native also played in six games for Team Czech Republic at the 2016 World Cup, netting one goal.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sustr was one of two Czech defensemen to record a goal in three tournament games.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sustr, 26, has played in 274 career NHL games, all with the Lightning during the previous five seasons. During that time, he has recorded eight goals and 56 points with a plus-2 rating, two game-winning goals and one power-play goal.\u00a0\u00a0Sustr has also played in 46 career Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Bolts, recording two goals and five points with a plus-8 rating.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Lightning signed Sustr as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Nebraska-Omaha on March 21, 2013.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Re-signing Andrej Sustr, at a short term + inexpensive price tag ($1.95 million), good insurance for blueline that lost vet Garrison (Vegas)<\/p>\n

— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) June 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n