Okay I'd really like to understand why people would vote Sieloff ahead of Jankowski.
To me everything Jankowski has done last year is superior to Sieloff, except for maybe off ice intangibles, and even that is quite muddy. Let's look at the facts here:
- Jankowski had a very respectable sophomore year with Providence, especially with a low scoring team and not given 1st line minutes. Whereas Sieloff spent most of last year in the sidelines. Developmentally speaking, one year is a lot of time to lose.
- Jankowski's point totals with Providence is at worst, passable. Given the context of his team, his points were understandable. The most points Sieloff had was 11, most defensive defensemen should still put up higher points as a prospect.
- Jankowski has a pretty high ceiling, I'd say anywhere between 1b-3a line center (forgive me if I overrate him). If Sieloff remains to be a defensive defensemen, which is arguably a dying breed in the NHL, I'd argue his ceiling is lower.
- Sieloff is an amazing character and leader, but it seems like Jankowski is a really nice kid as well. Both are great in terms of character, though Sieloff seems to have more leadership attributes.
So whether you're talking about development, point totals, or ceiling, I don't quite understand how people can rate Sieloff ahead of Jankowski, the only thing Sieloff has an edge on is his leadership attributes, but honestly, that's not that hard to find in the NHL anyways.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not bashing the Sieloff voters, I love Sieloff, but I just don't quite understand how people can put them on a similar tier, to me, Jankowski looks to be a whole step ahead of Sieloff. Can someone please explain their reasoning behind voting Sieloff ahead of Jankowski based on the four categories I mentioned?
PS. The MMF and Vulcan feud is pretty awesome.
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