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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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Last season was a crappy draft. What player picked after Jankowski would have come in and played last year or even this year? Maybe Olli Maatta would be in the lineup quicker but at the time the Flames dearly needed center depth in the organization and probably were hoping 2013 would be a playoff year and didn't envision being in any better position in this draft to address that need.