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Originally Posted by Vulcan
This is similar to Kris Chucko, although with Chucko it was that he was put into a defensive role in College, so Sutter turned him pro.
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Not really the same, at all. Chucko was so far down the depth chart for the Golden Gophers. He was effectively playing a 4th line role for the team, he couldn't produce and he wasn't playing an important role outside of that either. Chucko was lost on an offensive team and was put on the 4th line. Jankowski is playing important minutes for his team, maybe some of the most important minutes in their forward ranks.
Chucko had 13 points as a 19 year old sophomore, 16th on his team in scoring.
Jankowski had 25 points as a 19 year old sophomore, 3rd on his team.
If Mark went pro it will because they think he's ready, Chucko went pro because he was totally lost in Minnesota and wasn't being used at all, in any sort of meaty role.
The only similarity is player moving from College to pro, anything beyond is you making poor parallels.