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Originally Posted by StAlbertFlame
Holy over-reaction Batboy!!!
I was only pointing out that last year the flames passed over MANY players that EVERY OTHER scouting agency was sure the Flames would take. No one had Mark Jankowski going at 21st overall. Most on this board; including myself, had no idea who Mark Jankowski was.
I happen to like what Feaster & Co. did at the 2012 NHL Entry draft. But, it is pertty clear that this Management team along with Weisbroad and the scouting staff have shown that they will do what they beleive is correct, and that this may be different than what is expected on everybodys list.
With the first pick, I hope that they follow the lists and take BPA. I think that they could do anything with the last two first round picks.
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I posted this some time ago in a related discussion but it applies here to. When you say "follow the lists" what do you mean? Who's list? Why would the follow any list but their own?
Anyways here's what I wrote about Janko a while back:
As a draft nut - I read a ton of different previews, mocks and what not heading into each year. Button was far from the only guy that had Jankowski in the first round.
A couple of examples
Red Line Report had him going 15 in their final mock
Hockey Prospect had him just outside the first at 36
McKeens had him at 37
SB Nation had him at 28
Bleacherreport had him listed in an article about the "7 prospects you should know bfore the draft" saying
"All things considered, Jankowski is the ultimate boom or bust pick. He could be selected anywhere from late in the top 10 to the middle of the second round, but if given the opportunity and time to develop properly, Jankowski could make the GM that selects him look like a genius. "
He had some buzz around him before the draft - enough that he was included in discussion on this site as well.