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Originally Posted by MattyC
So why would you want to trade someone who is only a couple years older than those mentioned and has already solidified himself as that player?
Knight is at danger of being leapfrogged by Arnold, #4, Reinhart, Granlund, etc..
Jankowski should be in your top 6 (ie not necessarily at centre) or not on your team at all if his projection goes the way it should.
I think Backlund is our Jarret Stoll-type shutdown centerman, a peice that people often think is easily replacable but I beg to differ. Guys that can do it consistently and have offensive punch are not easy to come by.
And just because he potentially ends up on your 4th line, it does not make him a replacable 4th line player (see: Mike Richards).
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What is your reasoning around this? Jankowksi last year was playing good minutes as being very defensively sound - on the ice at the last moments of a game when the team was trying to get a goal, or when they were trying to hold onto a lead. With his size and skating ability, his 'projection' could be anywhere from the 1st line (if things go very, very well) to being a decent 4th liner. I just can't see how he is a 'top 6 or bust' type - those are usually undersized players.