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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I heard the interview and he kind of contradicted himself in that he loved the Poirier pick because he thinks he's a sleeper pick but he didn't like the Jankowski pick. There were lots of rumbles before the draft about Jankowski being a sleeper pick much more than Poirier.
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I'm not sure if he contradicted himself. He said, given the Flames situation last year, the Flames probably shouldn't have gambled their only first rounder on a sleeper hit and went with a safer one. This year is different, because they could afford to use their other 2 firsts on a gamble since they already snagged Monahan.
I can see where he's coming from, but I can also see why Feaster gambled on Jankowski last year. The organization is so desperate for a top tier centre, you're not going to get one where the Flames drafted without gambling IMO. I really hope Janko proves the naysayers wrong.