great post chief. Everybody knew Jankowski was a long-term project in the first place, really irks me how people have started to write him off 50 games into his college career. I'm actually fine with his progress. If you keep in mind that
* he didn't come out of a good USHL programme like many other players who take the college route, but a very low level HS league
* he didn't go to the USHL as planned, but started his college career after the draft, resulting in an even bigger leap of competition
* he played on the wing in his first year, only recently started to play center at Providence
I really don't know what people expected. It's baby steps, really. That's why the long-term projects go that route, because they have 4 years to develop their game and gain weight if needed.
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Originally Posted by Da_Chief
The sad thing is people were told he's a development project, will take time yet here some are crapping on him.
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that impatience was probably the reason why Calgary was so hesitant to start a proper rebuild. Just look at Sven now - the guy just turned 21 and some are already writing him off because he isn't a complete top 6 forward yet. It's laughable, really. Or sad. Or both.