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Originally Posted by cannon7
It's been beaten to death in this thread, but I just want to reiterate what others have said... you cannot judge Jankowski solely on his stats, period. He plays on one of the weaker teams talent-wise in the NCAA and his linemates are far from NCAA stars. If Jankowski had similar talent to play with that Gaudreau did during his NCAA career his stats would be considerably higher. This is especially so because Jankowski demonstrates an impressive playmaking game and while he sets his linemates with golden scoring opportunities, his linemates struggle to capitalize on them. Jankowski makes his linemates better, but there's only so much one player can do. What really sets Jankowski's game apart is his two-way game. Due to his club's lack of high end talent, they are forced to play a defense first game and Jankowski leads the pack in this regard. Jankowski's defensive game might be among the best for forwards in the NCAA. Anyone who thinks this guy is a bust is crazy. That being said, man do I hope he signs with the Flames next summer.
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His team just won the NCAA championship. They aren't exactly chump change.