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Originally Posted by Caged Great
When I was watching them, I was thinking that in terms of raw ability of skills they were in the same ballpark (shot/skating/passing) and the only thing that really separated them was how good Monahan thinks the game. You could see that Jankowski was a little behind the 8 ball due to his rapid ascension through the developmental ladder as he is still adjusting to being 6-3 and how to play in a manner suited to his size. However, the talent level and ability is clearly there, just as you can see it when you see Sven, Monahan, and Gaudreau play.
If you believe Monahan has the upside to be a 80ish point center down the road if he develops fully, Jankowski should be in the mid 60's if he continues to progress and adapt to the NHL game. They could very well develop into a solid one two punch in the future, or depending on the upcoming drafts, they could possibly a good pairing on a line in the same way the Sharks have played Burns and Thornton together recently.
I think it is very possible that we already have 6 of our future top 9 forwards in house already (Sven, Janko, Gaudreau, Monahan, Poirier, and Klimchuk) so we are not going to be rebuilding long once those guys start getting further along in their development.
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Yeah I realized I wrote that horribly. I meant that the passing/shooting/skating of mono and janko seemed very similar and that janko just had a slightly lower hockey iq and less confidence to impose himself on the scrimmage. So I agree with you.
I think we may well have 7 of our future top 9 if you count Backlund who in my opinion has had a very good start to the season and is playing a very energetic 2-way game (hope he keeps it up!).
I have enough confidence in Jankowski and Monahan that I wouldnt be tempted by Reinhart if I were GM. I would just go for Ekblad as I feel we have turned C from a weakness to a strength with Janko Mono Knight Horak Colborne Granlund Arnold etc. D and RW looks a bit thin to me.
Wish we would have traded for Trouba from WPG after last years WJHC. He outshone Seth Jones and every other player in the tournament in my opinion. Including Gaudreau. Amazing performance from him and I am not surprised he is doing well in the NHL. I would like a Trouba-like prospect for our pool of good-decent dmen. I would have given up our 21st or 28th pick in the past draft + a mid level prospect to get him. Got very jealous when I watched him almost blow-up trailor haul when he played vs edmonton earlier this month. Oh well I am sure Ekblad or McKeown will be just fine
