With the trend of a lot of new networks now, SushiSwap became also a big player for most of DeFi platforms especially also on layer 2 protocols Sushi Swap can be easily used for every new ecosystem which major on layer 2 protocols based on Ethereum.
With the increase of DeFi activities, I believe Sushi Swap will stay and still key player on the next bull run together with Uniswap which is forked by Sushi Swap.
I have to mention that $SUSHI has a long accumulation phase and it is waiting for a pump. However from $0.8 to $1.2, it is a good rally for $SUSHI in the last few months. It is a less impressive recovery than other altcoins but with uncertainty of Bitcoin, altcoins are facing big risk in near future.
With a wide vision, I think $SUSHI will recover to $3 and from $1.2 to $3, it is a very good profit for investors but as said, it is long term. If you can afford for short term shocks by Bitcoin corrections, loading up $SUSHI around $1.2 is good.
I agree with your vision for DeFi and SUSHI swap as well.