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Originally Posted by Bingo
Nine defensemen have played 500 or more minutes for the Flames in the last two plus years.
Kylington is ranked 8th in CF% and xGF% five on five, ahead of Michael Stone in both cases.
He just hasn't been that reliable.
There's more there, but this is coach number three that doesn't have him in as a regular.
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I think a big part of the problem is not having a steady, stabalizing veteran dman that he's been paired with.
Here's who he's played with over the last two seasons (>25 Minutes), sorted by xGF%
Yelesin - 42 Minutes - 63.2 xGF%
Valimaki - 54 Minutes - 54.3 xGF%
Andersson - 393 Minutes - 50.7 xGF%
Hamonic - 36 Minutes - 50.4 xGF%
Davidson - 51 Minutes - 47.5 xGF%
Stone - 84 Minutes - 33.0 xGF%
When he's been paired with other NHL dmen like Valimaki and Andersson he's been fine. The struggles have been when he's playing with washed out players like Davidson or Stone.
Going a bit deeper if you go over the last two seasons:
Kylington with Stone: 33.0 xGF%
Kylington with Davidson: 47.5% xGF%
Kylington without Stone or Davidson: 52.0% xGF%
IMO they still have an NHL d-man there, they just need to find him a defensive partner he can work with.
I'd love to see what he would look like with a steady, reliable guy like Tanev next to him for a 10 game stretch.