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I know now about as much as a fan can from reading various sources on the internet about them and not scouting them full time but you are certainly right I have never seen him or most guys outside of the WHL more than a handful of time on TV.
Just don't see Jankowski having more (doesn't mean he has less) upside/high reward than Gaunce, Maata, Tervanainen etc.
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These qualities combined with his impressive junior pedigree are an attractive package that could see NHL teams sacrificing “upside” for a high character player in Brendan Gaunce, who is already showing the maturity (see video below) and leadership to become an NHL captain
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First pairing (#2) defenseman – Given his size, talent and smarts Maatta projects to be a solid two-way first pairing defenseman. While I don’t think he will be good enough to anchor a defense core, I think he would be a great number two guy. Think Mike Richards, but from a defense point of view
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Gaunce clearly has a chance to be more NHL ready and is much more of a proven player. You can get a much more accurate reading on his skills. The reason we talk about Jankoswki being a project and people like Button talk about him having the chance to be one of the best players in this draft class, is because he's still so raw and so young that we can't get an accurate reading on just what his ceiling as a player is. Making him much more of a prokect, since he has yet to really develop. Again high risk/ high reward