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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
literally nothing he does as a Flame will matter. He's been internally typecast, so to speak. See also: the Panthers' 20 minute a night #2C, who played that role in Calgary exactly zero times over six years.
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Despite the fear of this being another Bennett thread you're right and wrong. They never played him at 2c, and they never surrounded him with talent it was a big part of the reason he never came into his own. That said, he was never better than Monahan or Backlund and later on Lindholm.
Ultimately I don't find either player comparable, because one was trust into the NHL and the other the Flames have been very patient with. Kyllington will get his games. He has been in the system since he was 19 ( and playing at 19 in the AHL is remarkable), that is what makes it seem like forever, But 24 is still a child for D men in the NHL world. I trust Sutter's judgement and pitting Kyllinton and Valimaki against each other will be healthy for both players development and the compete on the team.