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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
I say what's the harm in this. At worst, we end up with another Chucko or Pelech. I'd rather we take this risk than draft a Nystrom, Irving, or even Backlund. Those type of players are a dime a dozen in the NHL. I'm tired of the Flames always playing it safe. I think it's refreshing they're going for the high risk high reward type picks.
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well, I am more than happy to wait and see with Jankowski to see if he is able to translate his skills against higher quality competition.
While I don't disagree with what you are saying per se, the two extremes are not mutually exclusive. There were plenty of high upside guys available at either 14 or 21. It just so happened that Calgary really like Jankowski.
If he wasn't available, there's no reason to believe that Calgary would have selected a guy with a low ceiling vs a high risk, high reward player.