Kylington is the kind of playing who can do fifteen things really well in a row, from closing off gaps, to cutting off the cycle, to executing a strong breakout, to covering for his teammates' breakdowks... but the second he tries threading the needle on a breakout pass or trying to skate the puck through a dicey area of the ice and it doesn't work out, that becomes the only thing anyone remembers about his play.
He's not Brodie, but he's the same package of "the events you remember may colour your perception if you don't take some time to give merit where due". People want simple players. They can overlook an awful impact on the game by these simple players if it doesn't look like they tried to do too much, even if it resulted in them doing too little.
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