On Jankowski: last year was definitely a 'developmental' year and he gets a free pass for that, IMO.
I think this year a lot of people will be watching much more closely. Kids get drafted at 18 and everyone tries to assess their 'ceiling' but in reality it is a progression.
This year will tell a lot whether he is progressing towards being an NHLer or not. For me, I would like to see something north of .75 PPG (about .5 last year). If he shows strong growth in production, I will remain very high on him as a prospect. But if we don't see that progression, then his rank among Calgary's prospects will start to fall in many peoples' eyes.
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