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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Eh, Kylington played at a high level at a young age and put up points but has been questionable defensively to say the least. Comparing him to Lindholm is like apples to oranges IMO. Points aren't everything for a defenceman and Kylington still has a ton of work to do before NHL coaches will trust him to play regular minutes.
I think he's clearly behind Andersson and Valimaki for me
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Exactly.
If he doesn't learn to play better defensively, he isn't going to get the ice-time that will even allow him to put up a lot of points in the NHL even if he has the skill to do so.
You don't see the one-dimensional defensemen much anymore these days. It used to be that a lot of teams would employ one, but it's rare now.