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I have seen Jankowski play several times this year and last year...I do agree that he has improved. I do not agree that his upside is anywhere near the NHL. People can downplay offensive impact all they want but look around college hockey over the years and you aren't going to find many guys who made it in any role to the NHL and weren't putting up at least solid point totals. There are a lot of guys I have seen in college hockey at the same age and size range who were far more impactful players who never sniffed the NHL.

Of course I hope I'm wrong. And I wouldn't be totally surprised if he developed into a solid depth player in the NHL given his steep curve and draft position.

Knowing Stanstead College quite well and having coached at that level for a long time, it is still beyond comprehension to me how anyone can project a player from there with such high confidence to select in the first round. People questioned drafting guys like Turris, Zajac, Chucko out of the BCHL and even that is questionable in my mind to project (it is a level below US College) but that league is way way better than where Jankowski was picked out of.