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Originally Posted by Matata
From the onset, Kylington was going to be a player that needed to be over-ripe and physically mature to be effective in the NHL, it's very hard to transition his highly dynamic style into NHL calibre. I think his development was particularly fragile because he was a physically weak player who needed to do a lot of growth, but also had a lot gifts, so he needed to be protected while given long enough of a leash to let his gifts flourish. I'm really impressed with how he's been handled.
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Kylington showed feats of physical strength in the corners as far back as when Bill Peters was coach. Let's not revise history to suggest he's gotten demonstrably stronger this offseason.