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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It's rare but not unheard of to convert defensemen into forwards (former Flames players Housley, Allison, Montador and Belak were all played at both positions at times from what I recall). At 18, it probably wouldn't be an impossible task. I am having trouble of thinking of ones that permanently changed, but I am sure that it must have happened before.
Having said that, the problem with Kylington doesn't sound like he is bad at defense from a philosophical stand point as much as it is that he lacks overall judgment which leads to him trying to do too much, not using his teammates and making bad decisions. That is a problem that would probably follow him to whichever position he played.
He simply needs how to learn to play the team game.
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I read on the HF prospect thread that as a child he once played C but ended up moving to D. A few posters (grain of salt needed) said that his tools are pretty set as D. Moving back not suggested.
I semi agree... then remember we have Eggs on the team who is a D/RW. Who could potentially help him to be both if necessary, but I wouldn't think this is a good idea.
I agree to keep him on D, based on what I've noted so far in threads etc. His D is supposedly "ok" but he takes on way too risky plays which leave the opposition open to counter attack. Essentially he's a double edged sword, or as one poster sorta put it, (paraphrased) "he's dangerous against both teams". A few posters felt if he was less aggressive, he could improve immensely.
I don't think most of his question marks are his tools. It's sorting out which tool to use at which time.
Again, I have barely watched him play on youtube. I'm just going off of a random assortment of clips and input from guys on the forums.