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Originally Posted by ricardodw
wow... there are a lot of guys here that are basically calling Trevling and the Flames management stupid in talent evaluation.
They picked Andersen at pick #53 and passed on Kylington.... full stop. Then 6 other teams passed on Kylington... 2 that picked d-men.
But based on some Central scouting report done 6 months ago that had Kylington highly rated they figure OMG we got a 1st rounder. They just choose to ignore the reports that in some games Kylington was awful... a game changer ... in a bad way.
There can be some arguments made in the abstract about Wotherspoon or Seiloff or Hickey being better or worse because of numerous variables. But in this clear cut case of talent evaluation taking 2 days ago .. the best hockey minds that the Flames can muster made a clear choice that Andersen was better than Kylington.
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Yeah, I mean how DARE we have or own thoughts? How dare we!
Is there a better skating player on this list than Kylington? Flat out, no.
Does he need to develop just like the others on this list? hell yes.
Does he have the highest upside of any player on this list? By a country mile.
EDIT: There's a reason he was considered a top 5 talent a year ago. One sidetracked injury plagued season doesn't ruin a players career.