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Originally Posted by New Era
We're one day into camp and haven't even seen these kids play a scrimmage against each other, so isn't it a little early to be making these calls and projections?
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Just basing it off raw skills witnessed in person, seeing their video highlights and evaluating them to comparable players that played before. The most comparable player for Monahan that I've seen is Marleau in terms of their entire package.
Jankowski has a similar package of physical assets to Monahan, but plays more like Tanguay.
Stat wise, I'd see Monahan being a 30g-40a guy, with Janko being more a 20-25g 40-45A guy.
Of course more info (scrimmages etc) will help to refine my opinion but my initial evaluations are in the ballpark. It doesn't take much info to get a good albeit general idea of what a player is like.
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A few questions on the comparison between Monahan and Jankowski. What exactly is it that separates the two right now? Are you considering the learning curve Jankowski has faced along with the physical maturity he's faced this past year? Don't forget these two kids are only one month apart in age and Jankowski has not had the same development opportunities that Monahan has had. Some of the things that may appear as advantages can be quickly learned while playing systems in college. How do they compare in basic hockey skills and instincts? Agility? Quickness? Speed? Stick skills? How do they ise their bodies?
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They both have a big frame and use it effectively. Janko is slightly more passive, but that has to do with adjusting to his body. They both have a good and accurate shot, though Mono's is slightly harder. They are both heady players that think the game well, both have roughly the same speed and agility as well as stick skills. In each case, Mono is slightly more polished, but it is close enough where they are in the same conversation. Overall Mono is better at everything, but not by enough to say for sure that he will be the better player in 5 years.