Although I was hoping for Girgensons and it stung a little when we traded our pick and then Buffalo drafted him, I will say that I can see the logic of going for a pick like this.
Trajectory is important to consider. A player that is constantly ranking in the middle of the pack for a full year isn't really making a better case than a player that was originally ranked nowhere and then constantly improved. You have to consider where each player will be in a couple of years if they maintain that, and from what they are saying about Jankowski, he is headed in the right direction.
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