Wait do all you guys speak Swedish or something ? Hahah how are you ready this
Well for me, I opened it in Chrome so it auto-translated to English for me. I would guess the same for most of us.
The Brandon Wheatkings would be a better developmental option unless the Flames somehow ensure Kylington plays a fair number of minutes of a night with Stockton. The WHL would be a better road than the ECHL too.
The Brandon Wheatkings would be a better developmental option unless the Flames somehow ensure Kylington plays a fair number of minutes of a night with Stockton. The WHL would be a better road than the ECHL too.
Stability and more minutes to work on things. Twenty to 30 minutes in all situations might just be better than rotating between the bottom pairing and the pressbox. And the Flames can make it clear to Kylington that they know he can produce offense, but he needs to concentrate on improving defensively. If the Wheatkings aren't contenders next season, they should be amenable to that.Why do you think WHL would be better than ECHL? My understanding of Kylington is that his primary issue is his defensive thought process, and the CHL (compared to other developmental leagues) is pretty well-known for giving its offensive players a free pass defensively in a lot of cases.
It'd probably be:
AHL > WHL > NHL > AIK > ECHL
AHL would be good for top minutes, if he can get it; professional development is the best. WHL would be second, he'd get good development there. NHL would be third, professional development; but he might be out of his element as a young man versus guys with more development.
AIK would be 4th, it's a pro league; but they don't care as much about development of someone like Kylington who is not really their property moving forward. ECHL would be dead last. Competition is low, development is poor and it's a nobody league; Kylington would be better off developing with kids his own age or with higher tier pros like in the AHL.
It's very simple, Treliving tells Huska how many minutes to play Kylington a night. They are trying to develop an elite, top pairing dman. Treliving is Huska's boss, the goal down there is development, not winning game per se. That's the whole point of having him play is so we can control his development.
I'm fine with sitting him a few games here and there so he can get another look from the pressbox, but they can ride him a lot playing in Stockton. I think the AHL is easily the best option for him.
It's not that simple, really, because the Flames are invested in the development of more than one prospect. Having Kylington out there for X minutes if he can't keep up could have serious trickle-down effects, both in terms of skills development and mental development, for all of the other prospects playing on the team who see Kylington's needs being put above anyone else's.
True enough, but even if he's the 6th dman, they can structure the pairings something like 22/20/18. 18 minutes a night is plenty of playing time. Even if he ends up subbing out occasionally so that someone like Sieloff can have a run, I think that's enough for his development. Or if not that, then put him on the top pairing in the ECHL.
Didn't know where to post this. Kylington played in the Four Nations tournament over the weekend and put up four points in three games.
http://r-hockey.ru/team.asp?CurrentTournier=8458&Team=66&language=e
And looks like a +5 too! Maybe serving notice to the Swedish WJHC selection committee.
Kylington might play in world juniors after all? One can hope.
Would be great. I'd love to see him make the team, and be one of the best guys at the tournament. Make people cry for passing on him lol.
Kylington might play in world juniors after all? One can hope.