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Originally Posted by manilow78
I think the key to a rebuild has to be to get two top prospects as fast as possible. So regardless of how many Jay 1sts tries to cash in it comes down to using our first which will be a top 4 pick and trading our other two firsts for an upgrade pick to get into the top 5 again. My ideal would be getting Seth Jones and Drouhin but I think no GM can screw up when they have the two in the top four or five. If St Louis blows it under the Bouwmeester curse then it isn't too bad to defer a first to the next year for balance. I just hope Jay has learned his lesson in going "off the board" in last years draft but I fear he and Weisbrod are a bit too cocky about their knowledge of "off the board" prospects. They blew two chances at Olli Matta to get Jankowski. In the deal with Pittsburgh they couldn't get near Matta again. Live and learn. DONT GO OFF THE BOARD UNLESS YOU HAVE DETROIT"S SCOUTING STAFF!!!!
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You are implying that Maatta would be a better prospect to have than Jankowski.
If there is anything that I loved about last year's draft, is that the Flames intensively scouted someone who could potentially be a 6'4" extremely talented 1st line center - 'franchise center'.
Olli Maatta - projects to be a #3 defencemen tops.
I actually really liked this 'gamble'. In the last re-rankings that scouts were asked to do, Jankowski did indeed belong in the 1st round. He had pretty good numbers on a fairly lousy team in Providence for a freshman, as well as being the youngest player in the draft last year, having to deal with a huge growth spurt, jumping from a very poor level of play and systems into an NCAA program... Jankowski has done amazingly well, and I for one am extremely happy with this selection. There was nobody left on board when the Flames announced they were trading down that had this much upside - loads of skill and size to boot.
Prospect wise, I would much rather have Jankowski than Maatta, that's for sure, especially when you look at the organizational lack of 'blue-chip' prospects.