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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
What are you basing your assessment of 50/50 on? Considering that the amount of late first round draft picks that eventually become NHL players is less then that to begin with, I don't get where you're coming from. A player like Jankowski that's a massive project to begin with is in no way even close to comparing with the average late first rounder. So again, I'd stand by my comments of a slim chance when considering nothing but draft position and current path of progression. Button is even on the record pretty much saying he has a very long way to go at this point.
It was a miss to take this kid imo even if he does eventually crack the NHL. Kids like Ceci/Maatta are already proving to be highly capable players in a position of need and Feaster/Weisbrod passed them up. I have no doubt this is a huge contributing factor into Burke punting them both.
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It is definitely a 50/50. Either it happens or it don't.