The Anaheim Ducks today announced that defenseman Andrej Sustr has been reassigned to their AHL affiliate San Diego Gulls. Sustr recently rejoined the Ducks, being one of the assets traded that landed John Klingberg on the Minnesota Wild.
Primarily playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning throughout his career, Sustr has played in a total of 362 games in the NHL, scoring 11 goals and 58 assists. After his first season in Anaheim during the 2018-19 season, Sustr went overseas, playing two years for the Kunlun Red Star of the KHL. Rejoining the Lightning for the 2021-22 season, Sustr would then return to the Ducks after being claimed off waivers.
Although signed by the Minnesota Wild before this year, Sustr only spent this season playing for their AHL affiliate Iowa Wild before his midseason trade back to Anaheim. In 39 games in Iowa, Sustr scored two goals and also racked up 10 assists. Similarly to his time in Minnesota, Sustr has only played in San Diego since being reacquired by the Ducks organization. In seven games so far for the Gulls, he has scored one goal and one assist.
Sadly, Sustr will not be playing any games into late April, as the Gulls are well outside the playoff picture as they have a current record of 20-44-2. The same holds if he were to receive playing time in the NHL this year, as the Ducks have a record of 23-44-10, and have been mathematically eliminated from the playoff picture for some time.