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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
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.
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Even despite the need for a top centre on the team, the gamble Feaster took (whether it pays off or not) at the Jankowski pick was an excellent spot to take a big cut.
My understanding is that there was a belief that last years draft was not very deep. At the Flames draft point, they didn't think there was anyone that would impact the roster in the next few years. So they looked to grab the player that long run, they felt had the most potential for upside. Given there is no short term option available, sacraficing picking a player that might be ready in 4 years, to grab a player that might be ready in 6 years but be a bigger impact is a fairly decent gamble to make, especially for a non contending team.