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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I don't think it's fair to expect Gaudreau type first year numbers from Jankowski. Reasoning is his size needing more maturing and his previous lack of good competition and coaching.
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I'll give him a mulligan this year (and this year only) but not for any of those reasons. I'll give him a pass this year because he's young for his level and his whole team is inexperienced (and consequently not very potent). If he shows no significant improvement next year though?... when he and his team will be older and more experienced then I'll be really concerned. I think at minimum our expectations should be a .75PPG player next year and 1.00PPG the year thereafter... that is what Kreider put up and he and Jankowski were drafted around the same slot, came from roughly comparable backgrounds (HS League), and were both drafted on "tools" for lack of a better term. Kreider put forth a better freshman year (asuming no change in what remains) but I'll chalk that up to playing for BC and the 7 month age gap.