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Originally Posted by getbak
His QO is barely above league minimum and I doubt they'd be afraid of any arbitration ruling. I'd be very surprised if he isn't qualified.
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Yeah, the only way he chooses arbitration is if he wants to guarantee he has a contract to start the season. It won’t be about money.
I personally think Kylington has a lot of NHL potential and he is similar to a lot of players that other teams already have as full time players. He may have been redundant for most teams, but Seattle has no players, so I can see them giving him a chance. He could easily be the defenseman version of William Karlsson for Seattle. He certainly has a longer career ahead of him than Giordano and probably more upside than whatever Gio would get at the trade deadline (I suspect a 2nd round pick, or at least substantially less than what we got for Bouwmeester).
Gio took a pretty big step back last season and is likely to take another one next season. I think it’s a better strategy to pick an asset with upside than one who may or may not get you something better at the trade deadline. Seattle will have a lot of other veterans and free agents to pick from other than Giordano, many of which are likely to have more value.
Kylington passing waivers last season doesn’t mean a lot. Many players passed waivers last season that would normally get picked up.