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Originally Posted by Savvy27
Gudbranson and Kylington really struggled last night. And it wasn't just Gubranson dragging them down either. I was watching Kylington very closely as I was hoping he'd cement a spot tonight and it was almost a nightmare performance.
Kylington C(orsi)F(or) 25% CF% Rel -33.54(!)
Outshot 11-2 at 5v5
Scoring chances 0-7
Started 0% of shifts in the defensive zone
And just watching he was really struggling under the Jets forechecking pressure. Everyone has tough nights but I think it couldn't have come at a worse time for him.
As for Gudbranson, I also thought he struggled a lot too. CF 31.25% outshot 10-2. Unforced giveaways and icings. Passing in guy's feet and some weird positioning. I am completely baffled by Sutter's support for this guy. He has very different standards for some players, at least publicly because the things he criticizes Kylington and Valimaki for are not being executed well by Gudbranson.
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He probably knows that Kylington and Valimaki can improve, whereas Gudbranson is performing at his best right now. Just trying to squeeze more out of the players who can improve.