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Originally Posted by Vinny01
...The pick seemed strange at the time because the Flamea prospect cupboard was pretty bare when he was selected. Looking at it today though if he pans out the timing is great...
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This is exactly why I never got the line of reasoning from a handful of critics here that the Flames' situation with prospects made the pick a bad one—that they for some reason couldn't afford a "gamble" where another team would have been fine with the same pick, but under different circumstances.
At the end of the day, selecting Jankowski was a good decision. In hindsight I'm not sure it could even be characterized as a gamble. It looks more and more like due diligence on the part of Calgary's scouts, who were savvy enough to see what a lot of other observers missed.