As a guy who watches very little NCAA hockey, I can't help but think the general assessment of Jankowski is tinted by Flames colored glasses, either positively or negatively. It seems like there are a ton of NCAA players who are putting up better numbers than Jankowski, but let's face it very few people on this board know anything about those players.
But we follow Jankowski religiously. Some are married to him being a bust. Others see his progression and naturally assume it will translate to the NHL. I suspect many other NCAA players have the same progression and they may not get a sniff of the pros.
In this case, and have others have said, the best thing fans of Jankowski have to hang their hats on is his reputed very strong performance at last years development camp.
For me he is a total wildcard and I won't have any real opinion until he plays some pro games. Here's hoping he will be a strong young player for the team. My gut feeling is that if he makes the NHL, it is 2017/18 at the earliest.
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