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Originally Posted by Hackey
And if we hadn't traded down and passed on a number of perceieved better players and picked someone that was considered off the board.
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Whose perception? There were a number of picks in that draft that were "off the board" or unexpected. Believe it or not, THN does not have any great insight into the players. They base their list off an aggregate of what they cull speaking to scouts from various teams. Their list is not the end-all-be-all and is not going to be like any specific team's.
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EDIT: Let's not get into an arguement over if there is a board or not.
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Let's not, because there isn't.
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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
For me, its more tempered expectations. He looks more like Greg Neimsz than an Emile Poirier at this point. I hope I'm wrong.
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And you've seen him how many times, because Mark Jankowski is nothing like Greg Neimsz. There is nothing in their games that makes them comparable in any way.
This is the part of the argument about Jankowski that drives me up the wall. Those that have not watched the kid make wild assed assumptions based on his stats from the hockeydb. Those that actually have opportunity or take the time to watch the kid come away impressed and are quickly converted to fans. They can see he has all the tools and is working hard in improving where the Flames and his coaches tell him to. He is the epitome of a prospect working on his game. It is funny, but Baertschi was considered as a great prospect by those same people who watch prospects by the hockeydb, yet he quickly turned into a poor prospect. That was because Baertschi refused to do what was asked of him and he brought a piss poor attitude to his development. Jankowski is the opposite. He's a draft pick that has turned into a damn fine prospect because he does what he is asked to do, showing an incredible willingness to be part of the team in what ever role is asked of him. He has the attitude of a winner. He has the character to be a player. This is why the Flames like him and still look at him as a player with a future.