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Originally Posted by schooner
If I remember correctly he suggested that hockey players benefited greatly from being among the oldest in their group, ie born in Jan, Feb, or March. This is due to minor hockey programs streaming at a very young age, so players at the age of 5, 6, 7 years old where the difference in 8-11 months of growth contribute largely to a players development, and this will impact later success. Not sure how that applies to this pick.
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Because Jankowski is one of those young player routinely passed over for being younger. Gladwell's argument is that smart teams would recognize that discrepancy and look for younger players all else being equal. That's just what the Flames have done.