15 people on CP think that Kylington is the Flames 4th best prospect (13 thought he was 3rd).
It is very hard to see what they are basing this on.
The coaches in Sweden, that would have a vested interest in scouting him extremely closely, do not see him as one of best 8 under 20 D-men in Sweden.
What would the Swedish coaches have against Kylington that they don't see him like Hakan Loob sees him?
Even Loob is a bit schizophrenic in his evaluation of Kylington
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"I think he could play in the A. I think he could develop a lot there. Because I think what he needs is a little bit of a tougher going," Loob said. If he's playing at a higher level, then he'd be able to grow into it.
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followed by the obvious question why was he moved to a lower level in Sweden:
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"We thought maybe that his development was a little too quick for himself. Everybody was expecting him to do great things in every game. We wanted to slow him down a little, and maybe he wanted to rush a little too much," Loob explained. His coaches in the SEL - whose jobs are to win games, not develop prospects - may have gotten impatient with him, and ultimately, the feeling was Kylington would perform better at a lower level
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Has there ever been an U20 Swedish D-man drafted in the top 2 rounds that didn't play for the U20 team at the WJC?