I’m in the camp that would like to see Kylington given a longer leash. It feels like he is stuck holding back the offensive abilities that he has because any mistakes and he sits for a month or two. His skating and ability to generate offence would really help mitigate the loss of Brodie.
That’s not to say he gets a free pass. He has shown his defensive weaknesses in the limited chances he’s had. I can recall a game last season... it might of been the last time he saw the ice because it was by far the worst game I’ve seen him play. I think it was a meltdown game where the flames were leading but then gave up multiple goals and lost... I’m pretty sure Kylington was the primary cause of the first two goals that gave the other team the momentum. I can remember a specific one where he had control of the puck in the defensive end, he was five feet from the blue line, and all he had to do was get the puck out but instead he tried to hold onto it and skate it out himself/make a play. The puck got stripped by a forechecker and it lead to a goal against couple seconds later.
I remember feeling bad for him cause I knew he would be in the press box for a long time after that game. Every player has games like that but it’s especially hard for guys trying to crack the line up cause every mistake means they lose their opportunity to make up for it next game.
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