Another thing you have to consider is the quality of Janko's linemates. In the games that were shown, you could see him make a good play that the other players on his line were just not prepared for and the play died. If you put him with similarly talented offensive forwards, he would definitely have more goals assists and points. Look at Monahan in his first year in Calgary, he could create offense by himself, but his linemates were all below average. That resulted in him scoring almost twice as much as he assisted on. Now that he has proper linemates that mesh with his own abilities, he went from 34 points up over 60. I'm not saying that Jankowski will magically become an awesome 1st line forward, but if he was put on a line with two competent forwards, he should produce a lot more because he has good offensive instincts.
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