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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Naturally. I'm not saying he is being invited despite being clearly unfit. Only that his connections don't hurt. I am also saying not to expect to see him centring the top line. He's going in as a body. Hopefully he comes out as a candidate to make the the team in December.
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Hockey in Canada is notoriously full of nepotism. In the NHL, you can't look very far before seeing tonnes of family and personal connections. You don't see this nearly as much in other professional sports. Even at the development level, a lot of the players that get additional attention are ones that have connections. It's about who you know.
I do think Jankowski deserves a shot, but like you said, the family connections don't hurt.