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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I seriously would not trade Kylington 1 for 1 for Drouin.
Kylington is looking like he's going to be one hell of a D-man, potential star calibre talent. Getting one on D is far far far more difficult than for a forward. Think of TJ Brodie's ability to pinch but with a 100 mph slapper that's accurate. He did out score Erik Karlsson in the same league/age before he was drafted and played in the mens league in Sweden before EK and was the best offensive D-man there in recent history for his age. Now he's on pace to break the record for most points by an 18 year old D man in the AHL. You don't trade that.
I would include Hickey in a deal though. He is good, but doesn't have the same upside as either Andersson or OK.
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This is a great point and that's what the Flames are missing - a point man who can really shoot the puck. Currently, the Flames have Wideman and God, how I curse him every time for not using his given talent. I look back at the glory years of the Flames when they had Al MacInnis - dang, the Flames really miss him on the point after he got traded. If you have a D-man that can shoot hard and accurate like MacInnis, he's a franchise D-man. Drouin is a dime a dozen.