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Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
Most college players that have NHL teams waiting for them are just kidding themselves with education. They will never convert a geology or psych degree into a ~$600k guaranteed min salary. They would be lucky to earn AHL salary with their little piece of paper.
It's stupid to stay in school if your employer wants you to come to work and is willing to literally throw money at you to do so.
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They will in this province.
Anyway. Whether or not Burke liked the Jankowski pick is irrelevant. Janko is property of this team. He may not have been the best pick at 21. Fine. He may be a 2nd round talent. Would anyone disagree that 2nd round centres with the skill set of Mark Jankowski are a valuable thing to have in your organisation?
Of course not. The Jankowski pick is the equivalent of throwing a hail Mary from your own 15 yard line. It might work but it probably wasnt the prudent decision.
Burke would be a flat out buffoon if he didn't think Janko had a Role in this organisation going forward because he was drafted 15-20 spots too early.
I for one am eagerly awaiting the day I get my creme coloured flames jersey with a Jankowski 77 on the back. The amount of hate the kid gets for something that wasn't his fault in the slightest makes him really easy to root for.
You don't like the pick, fine. The guys who made it are fired. How about we just hope he becomes the player Feaster and Weisbrod thought he was, because I really care more about reestablishing some centre depth than whether or not jay feaster was right.