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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Well, his offensive skill level is on par with that of Monahan. He has great offensive vision, a great skater, and just passes extraordinarily well. He is a project for sure, and he may never live up to the 'Nieuwendyk' comparison, but at this moment he is probably the most skilled center prospect with the highest upside.
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Based on what exactly?
Monahan was just picked 6th in a supposed deep draft, Jankowski was picked 21st in a supposed average draft. Monahan is looked at as a virtual lock to be 1st line center on the WJHC team and Jankowski is a long shot to make the team.
I know many people have bought into the Jankowski is boom or bust so boom means he is going to be great if he hits but I haven't read a single reliable prospect report on him to indicate he has a higher ceiling or more skill than Monahan.
He certainly hasn't shown it to this point in their respective careers so what are you basing him having more skill and a higher upside than Monahan on?
Also do you honestly think if Jankowski was drafted by the Oilers/Canucks and Monahan was still a Flames prospect you would have the same view about them?
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I am guessing you are basing your outlook on Jankowski more on his floor rather than his skill-level in comparison to the rest of the centers.
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I am basing my ranking on Jankowski on my outlook that there is no way he has the same ceiling as Monahan let alone a higher ceiling. I think absolute best case scenario (baring crazy situation a la St. Louis where guy takes huge jump that nobody saw coming) Jankowski turns into decent 50 point 2nd line center. I think likely he turns into a guy that gets 20-40 games because of where he was picked and spends most of career in Euro leagues.