GDT: Kraken @ Flames - Return of the Mark

[Bounces R Way]

his contract requires waivers doesnt it?

all I know is we are gonna waive Kylington to keep Gudbranson and I am gonna spew Lucky Charms across the room

I guess it does yeah, thought it was 4 professional seasons or 147GP that you were exempt but it's actually just 4 seasons total since signing.

If they waive Kyller after all the time and development he's put in this franchise is even more lost than I thought. The Gudbranson deal is a sign the whole pro scouting department needs to be purged.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk
Mangiapane-Dube-Coleman
Monahan-Backlund-Pelletier

Hanifin-Andersson
Kylington-Tanev
Valimaki-Zadorov

Man that 2nd line would be faaaaaast

 

[Darth Vladar]

Gaudreau-Lindholm-Tkachuk
Mangiapane-Dube-Coleman
Monahan-Backlund-Pelletier

Hanifin-Andersson
Kylington-Tanev
Valimaki-Zadorov

I ship hard for that top-six, but I don't think this is Pelletier's year. Let him marinate a little longer, and stick Looch with Backs and Mony, and it would be chef's kiss.

It seems Kylington has made Sutter's job a bit more difficult, but we can't do our boy Vali like that lmao the kid is talented af, but super raw still, only 23 years old. He either needs to be paired with Tanev or kept out of in favour of Stone imo

Hanifin - Ras
Vali - Tanev
Zad - Kylington

or

Hanifin - Ras
Kylington - Tanev
Zad - Stone

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Sutter post-game on Kylington - "We need mobility back there, it's obvious."

It's all coming together

Bless Sutter.

 

[Kranix]

Does Darryl's new found love of Kylington mean he thinks the rest of the d is shit? Or has Kylington taken a step forward?

 

[Corpus X]

Does Darryl's new found love of Kylington mean he thinks the rest of the d is shit? Or has Kylington taken a step forward?

It's obvious, Sutter thinks Kylington is a

.

 

[Fig]

It's obvious, Sutter thinks Kylington is a View attachment 467260.

Scooter?

Electric mobility device?

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Does Darryl's new found love of Kylington mean he thinks the rest of the d is shit? Or has Kylington taken a step forward?

Sutter made the comment the other day that he's had more discussions with "Ollie" this offseason and has concluded they think the game in the same way.

Likely more that Kylington is better prepared for what is being asked of him, and more prepared to play in the system as a result.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Sutter made the comment the other day that he's had more discussions with "Ollie" this offseason and has concluded they think the game in the same way.

Likely more that Kylington is better prepared for what is being asked of him, and more prepared to play in the system as a result.

If Kylington could just be an everyday player I'd be so happy. Watching him skate is so fun, I'd do horrible things to be able to skate that effortlessly.

 

[Corpus X]

Scooter?

Electric mobility device?

Mobile, sturdy, rugged, can collect many pucks and zip around while getting doors opened for you...

I seriously thought that that kind of mobility back there, was obvious.

 

[Darth Vladar]

Sutter made the comment the other day that he's had more discussions with "Ollie" this offseason and has concluded they think the game in the same way.

Likely more that Kylington is better prepared for what is being asked of him, and more prepared to play in the system as a result.

General Zad/Kylington incoming.

 

[Mazatt]

Even if Kylington was absolutely awful defensively (which he isn't), I'd still want him in over Stone's and Gudbranson's so we could see excitement on both ends of the ice instead of having to see the disasters in our own zone as the only excitement from the D.

 

[Darth Vladar]

Even if Kylington was absolutely awful defensively (which he isn't), I'd still want him in over Stone's and Gudbranson's so we could see excitement on both ends of the ice instead of having to see the disasters in our own zone as the only excitement from the D.

Vali and Kylington together would be lit on #2PP.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Does Darryl's new found love of Kylington mean he thinks the rest of the d is shit? Or has Kylington taken a step forward?

Why not both?

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Sutter made the comment the other day that he's had more discussions with "Ollie" this offseason and has concluded they think the game in the same way.

Likely more that Kylington is better prepared for what is being asked of him, and more prepared to play in the system as a result.

This makes me so happy.

 

[Corpus X]

This makes me so happy.

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

Larry and Balkie

 

[Volica]

Sutter made the comment the other day that he's had more discussions with "Ollie" this offseason and has concluded they think the game in the same way.

Likely more that Kylington is better prepared for what is being asked of him, and more prepared to play in the system as a result.

Sutter does strike me as the only coach we've had that would actually tell a kid with some skill what exactly he needs to do to get better versus 'just get better defensively' to be a regular NHLer.

If this guy could literally just become replacement level on the defensive side of the game, he'd be a regular NHLer with the speed and skill he has. It looks like he figured that out, now it's just a matter of keeping that going and winning a spot. With all the horribleness that was the Flames this offseason, it wouldn't hurt to have a young Dman become a regular than Erik Gudbranson playing 82 games.

 

[Darth Vladar]

Sutter does strike me as the only coach we've had that would actually tell a kid with some skill what exactly he needs to do to get better versus 'just get better defensively' to be a regular NHLer.

If this guy could literally just become replacement level on the defensive side of the game, he'd be a regular NHLer with the speed and skill he has. It looks like he figured that out, now it's just a matter of keeping that going and winning a spot. With all the horribleness that was the Flames this offseason, it wouldn't hurt to have a young Dman become a regular than Erik Gudbranson playing 82 games.

I don't think anyone expects Guddy to suit up for the full 82 lmao but you're right about Kyller, he is definitely NHL-level in virtually every respect but defensively. I'd argue that he's better than many defensemen already playing in the NHL regularly. he's certainly capable of QB'ing a power play imo if he was actually able to tighten up the other aspects of his game, he'd be a second-pair dman easily.