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Originally Posted by Britflamesfan
He has definitely been miss handled by the Flames (nothing unusual) prior to this season he had played 80 NHL games and I do not remember any great criticism of him at the time. Surprise young D men make mistakes.
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You may not remember, but I sure do. I think Bingo summarised the feelings of many of us the past couple seasons: Kylington's skating has always been his greatest strength, but before this season he has frequently struggled in his decision-making with the puck, and his positioning in his own zone. I recall Bingo once saying that it was like he would panic with the puck, and was then slow about deciding what to do with it.
Kylington's game was FAR from flawless, which is why he was in and out of the lineup so much. But I think the Flames have been really careful with him precisely because the potential was so high. It's paying off now.
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Last year the flames had him sat on side lines and not playing (clearly they had all but given up on him, because you do not develop sitting watching games) and they also waived him recently.
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I am betting that the expansion draft played a big part in Kylington's usage last season, and I am unconvinced that the Flames had ever "given up on him."
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Thank goodness he has stuck around because we are now seeing what he is made of, this very nearly became another Marty St lewis. If I was him I would be looking for a very good pay rise to take me to UFA and then I would see what others were prepared to pay me.
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I mean, you cannot even spell Marty St. Louis correctly. And no, I doubt very much that the situation in Calgary was ever close to that.
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