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Originally Posted by Vulcan
Okay we can't declare a winner yet but considering the progress of the two players, I'd put the odds for Jankowski to end up being the better player at about 5 to 1. Not a good gamble.
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That's basically the point I've been trying to get across, but anyone defending the Jankowski pick simply ignores this fact.
It WAS and still IS a gamble pick. I'd say a 5 to 1 chance that he can turn into a top 6 NHLer is reasonable and maybe even a little generous. Our cupboards were close to empty with half decent prospects and Feaster decided to gamble with our highest pick of the draft.
He MAY turn into something better than what Maatta or Ceci currently are, but there's so many what if's that you can't put together a strong argument to say for sure.
I've never been one to bash Feaster and I do like the majority of the trades he made, but he's made some colossal mistakes as well. There's no denying that.