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Originally Posted by cannon7
Andersson is looking more and more like a major steal. The knock on him in juniors was conditioning, but I'm not seeing/hearing anything related to that. If he keeps this level of play up, he'll be hard to reassign.
Kulak has really turned his career around since being sent to the ECHL. Looks like that was the wake up call he needed, ever since then he's been on an upwards trajectory. If he doesn't get a spot on opening day (Brodie injury), he's gotta be solidifying himself as one of the first call-ups on the blueline.
We have too many guys that can help this team and not enough spots -- good problem to have.
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Well, he himself admitted that conditioning was a problem for him, I believe Conroy mentioned it as well - it has been a bit of theme for him, but one that is definitely improving (he himself stated that it is improving, but not there yet).
What is nice in that regard is that he does seem committed to conditioning now, and players who do really well with sub-par conditioning can experience a nice jump in their play when that gets corrected. Being the third highest scoring defencemen with poor conditioning and in his first season over-seas? I definitely expect his stock to rise quickly.
People love to point out that Kylington had top 10 (and even top 5) skill in the draft but fell. The same thing happened with Andersson, however. He was also listed in the top 10 in some preliminary draft rankings before last season started, and fell for some reason. Flames arguably drafted two top-10 talents, and are showing well right now. Hopefully they continue to show well and develop well. It could be franchise-changing.