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Originally Posted by djsFlames
We won't have answers on Kylington unless he gets to play. They need to give him an opportunity to show whether or not he can cut it at this level. I just hope to god that when that first injury happens that it isn't Stone getting reps ahead of Mackey and Kylington. I hope the kids trade off every second night or something along those lines.
The one thing that bugs me most about how the Flames have operated in recent years is when players get shut down after that first look with the club and don't get that second chance to show their growth. Czarnik and Quine immediately come to mind (I know they werent Flames picks, but both played very well after being sent to Stockton and arguably earned further looks). Kalak as well, and there were many others.
Like others have said he's a project. So he's probably worth a few follow up looks, because he wasn't going to step in right away no matter what.
Backlund was also a project at one time, and patience and commitment to his development even though it took 3-4 partial seasons paid off for them huge. I'd like to see them exercise the same patience with some of these kids that they themselves picked to be projects because of their raw upside.
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The Flames are the 6th youngest roster to open the season in the entire league.
They don't have a systemic issue with not playing young players, ... quite the opposite really.
But they have to make a half dozen or so calls every year. You don't hang on to a guy if you don't think his chance of popping is all that high. With that every team will get some right and some wrong.
Kulak was wrong for sure, but sure to what degree. Who is he playing ahead of Calgary right now? Nesterov?