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Originally Posted by neo45
The reason the pick was hated by many in the NHL and in the media wasn't because of how far the Flames reached to grab Jankowski. It was because they not only traded down, but proceeded to take one of the riskier players in the first round when they really needed a good pick.
If the Flames had taken Maata, and the Penguins then selected Jankowski, the media probably would have loved the pick by them because they were in a position to take a risky pick (they already grabbed Pouliot at #8 that year).
I've spoken to several scouts and all of them have hated the Jankowski pick, and not necessarily because of the player. Their attitude seems to be that Feaster/Weisbrod trading down, and passing on Hertl, Girgensons, Tervainen, Maata etc to recoup a 2nd pick that they traded away is kind of a joke to other people in the business. Every scout has liked what Jankowski brings
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So the scouts you've apparently talked to like Jankowski as a player but don't like the circumstances around him being picked?
Yeah, that's fine, I'll take that.