Yeah, considering there was a contingent of fans who wanted to pick him at 15th I think Kylington at 60th is a great roll of the dice.
It was worrying to see him fall from grace, though. Last year he was on everyone's radar to go top 10. Reminds me of Jiri Hudler in his draft year, who I wanted to see the Flames pick in the 1st round but he fell to Detroit much later on.
From FC's 2014 guide:
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Exceptionally poised, mature, two-way defenseman...handles the puck well and likes to join the rush...plays with impressive confidence and is absolutely fearless with the puck on his stick...doesn’t possess a bomb of a shot, but knows how to put the puck on target...quite impressive top speed and acceleration, especially in offensive situations...not overly big and has some defensive positioning issues to sort out...minute-munching ability as this kid just has ice water flowing through his veins.
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The scouting report hasn't changed much in that year, only his draft position. I bet he'll be fun to watch on the PP, anyway. Pair him with Dougie in a couple of years & he'll paper over the cracks in Kyller's game.