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Originally Posted by ricardodw
I would really like to have Kylington come over and play in the CHL for at least one season.
He indicated that he has a contract AIK which is step down from Färjestad where he was playing when he got the high midterm ranking by central scouting. He was playing a whole season (32 out of 55 games) as a 16 year old with Färjestad BK which was what put him on the radar.
The Swe-1 league (AIK) is where Backlund lost his mojo and Sutter rescued his development by getting him to the Kelowna Rockets after a season and half of no improvement.
Even the SEL (aka SHL) does not have great results as a NHL development league as Erixxon and Rundbald dominated the league before they came over and played on the national team at the spring world championships
Guys like Hedman and Brodin and Karlsson were almost NHL ready playing in the SEL as 18 year olds ie 1 more year in the SEL and into the NHL.
The AHL roster is crowded with players I don't think the Flames are ready to give up on..... Wotherspoon, Sieloff, Kulak, Culkin, Kanzig, Morrison, Nadakal.
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I think playing in Swedish second league Allsvenskan is better for his development than playing in SHL. If you struggle a bit in the SHL there are plenty of good players to take your place and you'll be left with very little ice time (and probably loan to Allsvenskan), which is what happened to Kylington. In AIK he will get a lot more ice time (likely first pairing) and responsibility (PP, maybe BP) even if he makes a few mistakes.
Ekman-Larsson, Filip Forsberg, Patrik Berglund are examples of players who went directly from big roles in Allsvenskan to NHL