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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Am I correct to assume then, that if Jankowski tops out as a good, top-six forward that your response would be something like:
"*phew*! That was lucky, but what a stupid pick!" ?
My take is a little different: When the pick was made and then explained by Flames management, it seemed more of a case in which the team had nothing to lose, but could potentially make a massive gain. With how shallow the prospect pool was heading into the 2012 draft, the Flames' fortunes were not going to be dramatically affected by the addition of any single player from that class, given that the draft class on the whole was also considerably below average in quality. The Flames were not getting a game-breaker, and possibly not even a regular top-six / top-four skater from the consensus picks. Jankowski represented a good opportunity to pick a player that could top out as an elite, top line centre. It is a long shot, but the ceiling and the circumstances made it an okay pick.
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No matter how it turns out, yeah, I think it was a stupid pick for the Flames who need to gather solid assets, not some pie in the sky dream by a couple of guys who want to show they're smarter than the rest.
You've been drinking too much Feaster cool-aide and have you never heard of the expression, 'You don't gamble with scared money'. You don't have nothing to lose unless you don't have nothing.
As for it being a weak draft, I count 17 players that already have NHL games in, including Girgensons who Buffalo drafted with our 14th pick.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2012e.html