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Originally Posted by midniteowl
I'm sorry, I just don't understand this statement. Kylington has more room to grow, but may never be as good as Hanifin now, so that room to grow means nothing, right? Do you mean he has more room to grow because he couldn't make it to NHL until recently? Hanifin might not be anything fancy but he was steady, on the other hand, Kylington is smooth skating and has speed, but I haven't seen anything special. He was steady when he was playing with Tanev, and after Tanev got injured and he has to be on his own, he was kinda messy. So may be room to grow means room to learn? If that's the case, so does Hanifin. Like others have mention, defenseman take longer to mature, play wise.
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Lots of players take a bit longer to figure it out. Hanifin played right out of his draft. Kylington didn’t. Kylington is still learning the NHL game hanifin has been for years. Kylington has more room to grow due to lack of experience
Mangiapane is good? Did he play when he was18? Did he tear it up right away? Did he need more time in the minors than most former first round picks typically get. Kylington has more room to grow hanifin at this point is more likely at his peak. In his prime. Guys who play at 18 prime usually starts earlier in there career. Why? Experience in the best league at an earlier age
Quite often the opportunity is given to player drafted early in the draft too.