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LOL at the first part. Solid response as always from you.
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Completely valid response. That is a pretty obvious a troll as anyone can make on a hockey forum. Subban was a joke last year. Take away the three guys who only played a game and Subban was 6th in GAA and 7th in S%. Considering Canada is a perennial favorite to win the tournament, those stats are pathetic. When the games mattered, Subban folded. I have no idea what the coaching staff saw in this kid, but he stunk in camp and was outplayed by both Binnington and Broissoit. The decision tokeep Subban was obviously political as he was soundly outplayed in camp and that result was supported at the WJC.
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Was the leading scorer for Providence last year a former first round pick? Is he expected to be a top line center in the NHL? No.
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How many freshmen lead their hockey team in scoring in the NCAA? How many sophomores do? Draft position doesn't mean a helluva lot except to increase expectations on players. Players who end up in defense first systems, like Jankowski, are at a huge disadvantage with those types of fans. I hope for Jankowski to be a team leader and near the top of their roster in scoring. If he leads the team in scoring that is great. If he has a year of growth and play like last season I will be exceptionally happy. The knock against Jankowski is no having played systems and being behind other players in this regard. The experience he gets at Providence, and playing their tight defensive systems, will be the best learning opportunity for the kid possible.
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Well then I would think Jankowski would have expectations a little higher then the random leading scorer on a mediocre-poor NCAA team. It isn't that crazy to think that Jankowski would put up numbers that seem higher than normal considering he is a former first round pick with high expectations and most College guys are done after their 4 years.
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Once again, you obviously don't know anything about the style of hockey Providence plays and how that impacts the production of players. The Friars haven't had a player break 30 points in 6 years, and that trick was done by senior, and ex-Flame, Jon Rheault. Draft position does not affect the style a team plays, but the style a team plays certainly does impact a players ability to score a lot of points. I say look for growth, not just points, when you evaluate players.