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Originally Posted by New Era
They are all projects. It doesn't matter who is called or when they are called, they are all projects. Monahan has just as much to prove as Poirier or Klimchuk or Jankowski or Gaudreau or Gillies or even Bartschi. The difference I see in all of these kids is that some have stepped up and already shown growth. I like that and I suspect the team likes that as well. It proves their hunches about these kids were correct. The recent three first rounders will have to step up and show they can get better and improve on their weaknesses. When they do that they will show they are more than just a project.
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Monahan is not nearly as much of a project as Jankowski. Young players are projects when they have a lot of raw tools but when they still need to work on a lot of areas of their game. Monahan may be NHL ready and if not he's close to it. Jankowski has raw skill but still needs to polish his game and add weight. Baertschi is close to NHL ready and thus isn't a project either. Almost all goalies are projects so I agree with you on Gillies.