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Originally Posted by Lewis_D
I don't think we can say it was a gamble or a dumb move on his part without knowing the full story. It seems pretty clear he didn't have much intent on staying in Calgary - maybe his preference was to be in Sweden instead of the NHL which led to him and his agents asking for more term and money than most thought was warranted, knowing he could fallback on returning home.
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I don't know about that, from everything he said during the season it seems he was intent on returning to the Flames.
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Originally Posted by Feb 23, 2024
“I think everyone knows that I want to be a part of this team and this organization,” Kylington said. “The organization, my teammates and coaches and fans, the love that they have been giving me, I just want to do what I can to return the favour. I think it’s a very genuine relationship on all terms, and I want to do my best to try to help our team win in any situation. So I think they know where my loyalty is.
“We’ll see what happens in the off-season or coming up here with the trading deadline. That’s out of my control. I can’t control that, but I’m just trying to show with my play.”
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Originally Posted by April 20, 2024
“I’ve said in the past that I want to stay,” said Kylington. “I like it here and I’ve had my interest to be here. I’ll let my agents and the business side of things take care of itself, but I think I’ve been clear with how I like Calgary and how I want to try to get back with my play. Let’s see what happens.”
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I agree with you that without the full story we're all still just speculating, but everything Oliver said publicly leading up the the end of the season indicated he was intending to stay.