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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
...The thing about rating skills is that it is very much a feeling. There can be a pretty broad range of opinions. While some scouts might see Jankowski's skills as plus, others might see them as merely good. My feeling is that Jankowski would be dominating more at his level if his skill set was as elite as Feaster is selling it is.
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Well if other scouts have considered his skills as merely "good", then I would have expected to have seen this reflected in at least a couple of the scouting reports. The fact that ALL of them make a point of mentioning his EXCEPTIONAL skills says something quite contrary to what you are claiming.
You say he should have dominated more at his level; more than what? More than what his stats line reads? Did you actually watch him play? Have you seen even any highlights of his on-ice performance? Do you even know how well he performed relative to others in the same league? Basically, you are comparing numbers in a virtual vacuum and extrapolating from these to form an opinion of Jankowski's skillset. Simply put: if the Flames professional scouting staff after having watched him play several times consider his skillset to be elite; if professional scouting groups after having watched him numerous times have classified his skillset as elite, then who are we to think otherwise?
Besides, think about this: Stanstead College was inundated by NHL scouts on a regular basis for the first time in its history to watch this kid play. The coach stated that they would have as many as 25 scouts showing up for just ONE reason. Did they all go out of their way for the chance to see a player with NHL checking-line potential? If this were the case, then no one would have made the effort. But the fact that Jankowski drew as much attention to a back-water nothing league says something tremendous about his skill and his ceiling. Honestly, I could care less about how many points he scored relative to how well I think he should have played at this level. If he was good enough to draw the kind of attention that he did in the course of the past year, then this suggests that he is indeed a special player.