I'm happy with the pick. Right when we made the trade I was thinking Jankowski would be on our radar with the second pick, so I was surprised when he was taken with our first. I first saw his profile in the prospects section of hfboards a few months ago and thought he sounded a lot like the path to the NHL Conroy took, but I guy with a whole lot more skill, so I automatically thought he might be on the Flames radar.
It is a very risky pick, but he does look like he does have the skill set to make it to the NHL. He can help us in the long run, which is what the draft is all about. It is very rare to get a guy that can actually help a team the second after he is drafted, and we weren't going to find that at the 14th pick.
All-in-all, I'm happy. Olli Maatta was on my list, and I did want him, but I can accept that they felt Jankowski was a better player.
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