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Originally Posted by Table 5
The one thing with Hedman is that he had the chance to develop in the relative obscurity of a non-hockey mad market for 5 years. Would a high-end pick be given the same type of leeway in Calgary? Do the fans/GM/owners here have the patience to wait half a decade for a Top 1/2 pick to pan out?
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Well it isn't like we'll have to wait 5 years for another Jankowski, just to see if he can play in the NHL. He'll be playing for us next season, two years ahead of Phaneuf's progress. We won't be any good for another few years anyways and our fans should be smart enough to know what to expect.