Lunatik
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Recalled/Assigned: Oliver Kylington, Pat Sieloff, and Turner Elson recalled
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Or maybe the Flames think Arnold will clear waivers, could use another year of seasoning and just staying healthy, and are otherwise still happy with Bill Arnold, (and Ryan Culkin for that matter)
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Agreed. Strong defensive game, but very little as far as offensive capabilities goes.
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How has Sieloff been this year?
He was a really interesting pick just for the physical presence on a team USA guy, but since that year of missed hockey things around him have been quiet.
I get that our blue line was over-crowded this season but he might be in trouble when his contract expires next year if he isn't more of a story in the AHL.
He was a really interesting pick just for the physical presence on a team USA guy, but since that year of missed hockey things around him have been quiet.
I get that our blue line was over-crowded this season but he might be in trouble when his contract expires next year if he isn't more of a story in the AHL.
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He's not refined. Will make mistakes like turning the puck over at the red line walls with no one behind him.
But he's won me over. The NHL upside is still very much there in my opinion.
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People wrote him off after he missed over a year with his staph infection and the injury he suffered in Windsor. Last year he played scared and it really hurt him, he admitted that he was too worried about not getting hurt that it made it impossible for him to be effective. Towards the end of the season he started turning it around and it has carried into this year. He's brought his physical game and he really improved with the puck. The upside is still there IMO and the contrast between his game and that have Kylington's has made them good partners.
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Is Kylington really that high first round talent that he was touted as going into his draft year or is he truly a player that should have been picked where he was. I'm willing to guess he should have been a first, he obviously has the skill and skating ability and we all know the defensive side of the game can be taught, were as skill can't.
I have a feeling we will be looking at that 2015 draft as a game changer in the coming years, I mean the talent of Kylington, Andersson and Mangiapane? Plus the trade of all trades? Bruce and Karnaukhov I don't have as much hope for but one never knows how they will develop as pros if given the chance. Looking forward to seeing how Mangiapane's game translates to the pros next year. Just don't understand how this kid slipped through the cracks for almost two whole drafts?
Still a ways to go to but have a good feeling about the players we took.
Is Kylington really that high first round talent that he was touted as going into his draft year or is he truly a player that should have been picked where he was. I'm willing to guess he should have been a first, he obviously has the skill and skating ability and we all know the defensive side of the game can be taught, were as skill can't.
I have a feeling we will be looking at that 2015 draft as a game changer in the coming years, I mean the talent of Kylington, Andersson and Mangiapane? Plus the trade of all trades? Bruce and Karnaukhov I don't have as much hope for but one never knows how they will develop as pros if given the chance. Looking forward to seeing how Mangiapane's game translates to the pros next year. Just don't understand how this kid slipped through the cracks for almost two whole drafts?
Still a ways to go to but have a good feeling about the players we took.
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Kylington is not a player who should have gone top 5, which is where he was ranked early. Yes the talent is there but with the long lead time he does carry enough risk that it would have been a mistake to draft him top 5.
If we drafted Kylington at 15, I would have been a bit choked only because Kyle Connor was there as well as Matthew Barzal and Brock Boeser.
But Oliver Kylington should have gone top 20 in last year's draft and could end up the best defenseman in the whole draft - yes I think he will be better than Werenski or Hanifin or the likes of Chabot / Zboril / Roy. I'm not sure he will be better than Provorov but Provorov was my #3 in last year's draft after Eichel and McDavid.
What's awesome is he's not the only great pick from that draft. Andersson is very impressive we could very well have the #2 and #3 best defensemen from the draft.
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18 year old Oliver Kylington!
Also im so ready for everyone to butcher his name tonight
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I'm hoping he gets some solid minutes instead of the ridiculous 8-14 minutes that are usually given to the 3rd pairing.
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Yah. Guessing he'll be partnered with Sieloff but hoping he gets paired with Brodie
