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Originally Posted by mikephoen
I disagree. Take Kris Letang for example. He creates a high quality scoring chance every time he is on the ice. But at least a third of the time, it is for the opposition.
I'm not saying Kylington will be Letang, but he has the skating to mitigate his defensive gaffs to some extent, and if he can create enough high end scoring chances for his own team, then he can play in the NHL.
Personally, that isn't the kind of defensemen I prefer. I'll take a Keith/Weber/Giordano type over a Letang/Karlsson type every time, but that doesn't mean he can't be an NHL player.
That said, I voted for Klimchuck too, and even agree that I think Kylington is just barely outside my personal top 10.
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I'd add Subban to the list of great offensive defensemen with occasional defensive gaffs in their game. If Kylington can be a similar game breaking player, he's worth the risk.