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Originally Posted by timbit
A better D was acquired. He was never better than the remaining 3, IMO.
No magic involved.
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He was def behind the big 3 last year, and on paper going into this year is probably 5 or 6 depending on how you feel about Big Z. However Flames D is really deep and the bottom pairing isn't really a bottom pairing. Kylington is one of the guys with real potential to boom this season.
Kylington is part of an interesting group of players heading into camp IMO.
Obviously seeing guys like Huberdeau, Kadri, and Weeger is going to get a lot of the talk, but I think the Flames have an interesting group of youngsters and 1 or 2 of them may very well pop this season.
Ras, Hanifin and Kylington all had great seasons and I wouldn't be surprised to see one of them really come into their own this season.
We will see if Kylington can finally put it all together at the NHL level because IMO, he has a lot of the tools needed to be a stud in the NHL. This is a big season for him because we will see if Kylington looked like a top 4 last year because he played with a great player in Tanev, or if he's realizing his potential and studding before our eyes.