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Old 07-15-2015, 10:34 AM   #441
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I don't have any idea about his attitude. He looked absolutely lost as far as playing Hockey in the video against Canada at the U20.

Was that poor coaching, poor hockey sense or inability to adjust to time and space playing a faster game?
From an organization that is listed on 100 sources as weak on the blueline. Not a shock.

You can ignore what I said if you want, but 10th on a prospect list isn't a glowing response from a fan base.

It's down the list.

Where he and others belong, hence the rankings.

Trying to prove that a guy that is ranked 10th has issues is sort of a wasted exercise don't you think? We all know that.
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Who cares???

Who would've you guys preferred to take at 60?

If he's Robbie Schremp so be it. Our ridicule of the Oilers for that pick would've been far different if it was in basically the 3rd round as opposed to the first.
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Old 07-15-2015, 10:59 AM   #443
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He was expected to go mid 1st round by most experts.
So if we had drafted him at #15 no one would have been surprised. (assuming we hadn't traded our pick)
And if that had happened he likely would have finished much higher than 10th on the prospect list. I happen to rate him #2 because he has the highest career potential of anyone in my eyes after Bennett.
I imagine when some of the prospect experts (like Corey Pronman for example) compose their top 10 lists, he will be higher than 10th.
Anyway, none of this matters, its just an interesting intellectual game to play in the summertime.
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:05 AM   #444
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There was no evidence that he was a superior skater. He did not carry the puck up the ice any time ... I was kind of expecting at least one Brodie-like attempt
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"You can see he's a world class skater. He looks different than everybody else, the way he moves. He has some world class skill and ability."
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:40 AM   #445
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Red, by the time of the draft he was nowhere near the mid first round. He had dropped a lot.

But it was clearly a great pick at 60. He's a boom or bust player IMO.
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The #Flames have signed 2015 #NHLDraft pick Oliver Kylington (@Olliekdot) ~ http://cflam.es/1I2SxsT Congrats Oliver!
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He's coming to NA! Yeah baby!
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:45 AM   #448
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So both Oduya & Kylington are both spending the summer together and get signed a day apart. Coincidence?
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:46 AM   #449
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Darren Haynes ‏@DarrenWHaynes 15s15 seconds ago
#Flames announce Oliver Kylington has signed his entry level contract. This paves the way for him to play in AHL if that route is preferred.
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This is excellent news.
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I don't think they'd sign him now without having the ability to get him over to NA. Why waste ELC years otherwise?
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Hell yeah. Treliving continues to impress.
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Old 07-15-2015, 11:50 AM   #453
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The #Flames have signed 2015 #NHLDraft pick Oliver Kylington (@Olliekdot) ~ http://cflam.es/1I2SxsT Congrats Oliver!
It looks like he's WHL bound.

The AHL has too many bodies (Kulak, Morrison, Wotherspoon, Sieloff, Culkin, and Kanzig).
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I don't think they'd sign him now without having the ability to get him over to NA. Why waste ELC years otherwise?
BTW, is Oliver eligible to have his ELC slide for the next year or two?
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@RyanNPile - If Kylington has been signed by the Flames, he most likely is out of his AIK contract now.
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I don't think they'd sign him now without having the ability to get him over to NA. Why waste ELC years otherwise?

Even if he ends up playing in Sweden I don't think his ELC would be affected
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BTW, is Oliver eligible to have his ELC slide for the next year or two?
Maybe in Brandon, not certain on AHL.
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It looks like he's WHL bound.

The AHL has too many bodies (Kulak, Morrison, Wotherspoon, Sieloff, Culkin, and Kanzig).
Yeah, quite the log jam and he's still young as well. Would love to see him play with Provorov if the Flyers send him back.
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Maybe in Brandon, not certain on AHL.
Yes. As long as he doesn't play 10 or more NHL games, his contract will slide for two years.
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From DarrenHaynes' twitter:

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3. Kylington's Status for 2015-16 Still Unknown

We may not know any more than we knew before about where Kylington will play this season, but what we do know is it is not necessarily a certainty that he will be back with AIK, which is where he apparently is under contract.

Kylington had three stops in 2014-15. He played in Farjestad with their junior-aged team, spent time with the big club in the Swedish hockey league, then was loaned to AIK, which is a team that plays in Sweden's second division.

By Canadian lingo, you could essentially say Kylington played some major junior, NHL and AHL last year.

"I'm going to talk to his representatives. Right now, he has a contractual obligation back in Sweden. We'll see if there are any other options," said Treliving. "We wanted to spend some time with him here this week and then circle back and see where it goes over the next few days."

It's about as clear as mud right now.

“Once you’re under contract, you’re under contract. You’d have to be released from your current agreement (in order to sign a new contract). You can’t be under two contracts, so that’s No. 1. We want to find out if there’s an opportunity for that to happen. Then, the NHL-Swedish agreement -- If you’re a first-round pick, you don’t have to be offered back to your Swedish team first. If you don’t get drafted in the first round, you do. There’s another twist to it. There’s a couple of steps. So we’ll see. There are some webs to it.”

Adding to the intrigue was a couple weeks ago, Kylington was selected by Brandon in the CHL Import Draft. On Wednesday I spotted Wheat Kings coach and GM Kelly McCrimmon arriving at WinSport and going for a meeting with Kylington.

"Traditionally, I've always said with European players, there is no harm in them going back. In a lot of cases, it's really good for them to go back," said Treliving. "If you look at him, he's played against men for two years now. At some point, you transition to a North American game but it's not by any stretch a requirement right after to come over here. There are good leagues over there. It's a good level.

"But we'll see. A lot of it's going to depend on what are the options and if there are options, then we'll evaluate them and see what's best for him."
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