Was a high risk high reward draft for the Flames first two picks.
Two young Swedish d-men that had great talent but some question marks.
For Andersson it was his conditioning, and he seems to be committed to fixing that.
For Kylington it was hockey sense, and attitude, too early to tell for hockey sense, but from everything I have seen post draft his attitude looks great.
But the reward aspect for these guys was always huge. Kylington was breaking Swedish records for 16/17 year old defensemen heading into his draft year, and for Andersson he was putting up amazing junior numbers for a d-man in his first CHL season.
Really calculated picks by the Flames IMO, and picks you can make when you believe in your leadership and culture to help get guys on the right track.
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