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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
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.
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That's true. My memory's a little hazy, but I think they had a chance at Teravainen before trading down to pick up Jankowski, who would have probably been a safer pick. I guess in a few years, we'll know whether Jankowski / Sieloff turns out better than Teravainen. I'm hoping it does.