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Originally Posted by Tinordi
If you believe junior stats are a big predictor of future success then Jankowski absolutely has to explode in production this year if he's to approach his ceiling.
Last year, sure there were a bunch of factors working against him that the simple stats line wont catch like age and moving to a new league. But the NHL-E test will need to show significant improvement otherwise he'll be in bust territory. Hope he does it.
Here's a summary of Janko's season and projection moving forward:
http://flamesnation.ca/2013/5/8/flam...mark-jankowski |
He doesn't need to explode, he needs to progress. Too much is being made of age and draft year in my opinion and not enough of experience. These guys simply don't have the same number of hours of quality competition under their belts so naturally they will lag their potential. Give them time, be patient, don't set arbitrary benchmarks and timelines.