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Originally Posted by ricardodw

Jankowski and Baertschi along with Reinhart were re-branded by Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Jooris, Brodie and Bouma.

When Baertschi and Jankowski were first drafted by the Flames they were basically the only prospects in the organizations. The Flames fans were accustomed to low expectation and a long slow development process for prospects ending in failure. Chucko, Pelech, Neimicz, Boyd, Breen all were supposed to have painfully long development processes before they blossomed into legitimate Flames.

Then along came Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Jooris, Brodie, Ferland and Bouma and they spent at most a full season in the AHL and on to their NHL careers.

It is very rare that the 5 year plan ends up with NHL stardom.

Even a relative slow developer like undrafted Giordano only spent 2 years in the AHL and played 48 NHL games when he was 22.

Originally Posted by ricardodw

all born outside of North America? All took faster paths to the NHl than Jankowski is on?

Datsyk was 23 when he came to the NHL after training in Russia... 0 games in the AHL and played 70 games as a rookie 23 year old.

When Tartar was 22 he started his season with the Wings and had 39 pts in 79 games in the his rookie year after 3 dominate year in the AHL.

Nyquist was drafted out of U of Maine. When he was Jankowski's age he started his Jr. Year at U of Maine and was a dominate player 52 pts in 31 games. The next season he started with Grand rapids and after 58 pts in 56 games but was a red wing by the end of the year and played in 4 out of the 5 redwing play off games.



Mark Jankowski
Center -- shoots L
Born Sep 13 1994

He is 21 as before hockey starts this fall.

To catch up to the slowest developing player you listed as slow... he would have to dominate the NCCA this year... be the best Flame in the AHL next year and force his way on the Flames roster by the end of next season.

then Jankowski would have something in common with your list.

Do you really see this happening? All 3 players you listed showed a lot more than Jankowski by the time they were 20.

It would be a big jump in his development trend if he catches up to these guys (that you list as apparent slow developers) in the next 2 years.

Originally Posted by ricardodw

And yet Brodie was 3 months older than Jankowski is now the season he became an NHL regular player.

Brodie turned 21 June 2011 ... Played 54 games 2011-12 season Jankowski turns 21 September 2015.

but but but Jankowski is dripping with potential and will be the best player of his generation. Feaster said so.

In the age equivalent season to the one Jankowski just finished Brodie was the best player on the Flames AHL team..

Brodie is a d-man that normally have a a longer development cycle than a forward.

Does anyone think that Jankowski would be a top 6 forward on the Flames AHL team this coming season?