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Originally Posted by ricardodw
He has played at a higher level than any other of the Flames D prospects. In 2013 he was way ahead of Wotherspoon who was a full year older.
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But that was two years ago. I have no way of knowing whether or not that is still true today.
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Originally Posted by ricardodw
Meanwhile Kylington is non-stop regression and somehow CP is able to overlook the simple fact that he was the worst d-man at the U-18 tournament because a 2 seasons ago as a 16 year old he played well against men. Did he miss a year because of a freak infection? That would make sense to me and then he would have likely been drafted a lot higher than #60 overall.
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Kylington gets a lot of attention because he has a lot of tantalising, elite level skills; skills that Sieloff will never possess. Not everyone will apply the same metrics to their own internal rankings, and often will not do so consistently. That's how it is for me, at least. I rank some players higher because of their level of experience, while others I have ranked entirely on their potential. Apparently that one tournament was really important to your own internal ranking, whereas it was not to many other posters. (The fact that Kylington has already been signed by the Flames also suggests that they are not all that concerned about it either.)
All that said, I think Sieloff will do well this season, and I am eager to see how he compares to the other Flames prospects. But I am not prepared just to give him a "pass" with all that has transpires in the last two years.