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Originally Posted by calgaryblood
Look at his AHL stats. 12 points and a -15. How patient can the Flames be?
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Okay let's ponder for a moment:
Shayne Gostisbehere was 19...the September right after Philly drafted him. He just made his NHL debut at 22.
Josh Morrissey has been in Winnipeg's system since the Monahan draft.... he was -8 in the AHL with 22 points in 57 games - this year.
Duncan Keith was 22 in his NHL rookie season
TJ Brodie was basically our #6D in his 21 year old rookie season
Mark Giordano was basically our #6/#7D in his 23 year old rookie season.
Johnny Boychuk finally cracked an NHL roster at age 26.
Keith Yandle was -15 as an AHL rookie. At Age 20.
PK Subban spent his entire 20 year old season in the AHL, and then found himself playing in the NHL playoffs on a team that should not have been in the playoffs because the Flames had a better record and yes this is a tangent I am still bitter about
Nicklas Lidstrom made his NHL debut at age 21
18 year old Anton Stralman was -10 in the Swedish Tier 1 League. 16 year old Kylington was +5 in the Swedish Tier 1 league.
Kylington has exactly one timeline: the timeline before we risk losing him to waivers. That is four years from now. It's the only timeline that matters.