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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
He was also 4 years older than Jankowski was.
I'm all about Jankowski putting up points, and would be a bit worried if he doesn't improve his numbers, but I don't think his development should be purely based on numbers. I want to see him using his size to more of an advantage and that is going to require him to change his game up. Getting use to a new style of game, especially at 19 years of age, will be a difficult task. At this point I'd much rather have him drive to the net and miss a goal than get a point playing perimeter hockey afraid to engage with others.
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Well, if Janko is supposed to become a top 6 forward in the NHL, he should be making moves to be one of the top producing 19 year olds in the league, and should be either the top or near the top scorer on his team. Stats are a merely a barometer of his overall offensive play. If he doesn't reach the statistical expectation, it's not the end of the world at all. Maybe there was a minor injury or other circumstances, it's just that he will have to show even more the next year and beyond in order to make it believable that he could one day be a top 6 guy in the NHL.
Expecting him to get around 25+ points isn't really out of line if he's as skilled offensively as he "should" be. It's like saying that Cammalleri should get 60+ points this year if healthy.