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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
On a more face-value level, I also suspect that perhaps the relationship between Huska and Kylington has run its course - a different voice might jump-start some progression. You look at a guy like Brodie and from 18 to 22 he played for:
Todd Watson and his staff at Saginaw
Marty Williamson and his staff at Barrie
Jim Playfair and Troy Ward and their staffs in Abbotsford
Brent Sutter and his staff in Calgary
Bob Hartley and his staff in Calgary
But overall I think he must have picked up different things from those different staffs in the development process. That's only natural. The same for Kulak, who had his junior coaches and then even as a minor pro spent time in the ECHL (Unlike the less successful Wotherspoon and Culkin) before establishing a rapport with Huska.
Kylington has only heard one voice in the last three years and maybe it's time for him to hear a different one. Sometimes coaches like and dislike different parts of a player's game, or have different wrinkles that affect players differently. For established veterans, maybe it doesn't matter, but I think prospects have to take in every bit of every different coach. Jankowski took major strides in his Huska year - so I'm not saying Huska is a bad coach - but at some point Kylington (and for that matter the now forgotten Klimchuk and Poirier) could probably use a reset of sorts. A graduation to 3rd pairing duties could be that.
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Defenseman that Huska was at very least involved in preparation to play in the NHL
as assistant
Josh Gorges
Duncan Keith
Shea Weber
Kyle Cumiskey
Alex Elder
As Head Coach
Tyson Barrie
Tyler Myers
Luke Schenn
Damon Severson
Madison Bowey
Kulak
List of coaches that had a good relationship with Kylington :
Huska might be the only guy on that list.
I trust Huska will be best able to best prepare and evaluate Kylington's NHL readiness as much as any coach anywhere.
I would not be adverse to have Huska come up to the Flames as defenseman coach.