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Originally Posted by codynw
If Jankowski had been a 3rd round pick and put up these same numbers very few people would be voting for him yet.
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So? All prospects are partially judged by their draft position as well.
If you're trying to suggest his numbers are very disappointing, they aren't really at all if you put them in context. You have to factor in that he started college before most players do. His original plan was to go dominate the USHL for a year and then go to college. So last season would have been his freshman year if he had stuck to that plan and he probably would've put up some gaudy numbers in the USHL which would have made fans happy. You also have to factor in that he's on a team that isn't extremely high scoring. And you have to factor in that he hasn't been handed 1st line minutes yet.
Jankowski looks on track to me when you factor in his age and the massive jump from prep school hockey to college. I'd expect his numbers to spike this year. If they don't then we should be worried. No reasons to be worried about his development yet. His size, skill and skating combination mean he's the prospect left with the highest upside.