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Old 03-28-2016, 11:47 AM   #476
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Originally Posted by heep223 View Post
Is Jankowski's ceiling higher than Backlund? We're talking about him replacing Backlund essentially.
Backlund was a thoroughbred... He was one of the best players in Junior when he was with the Rockets as a 19 year old. 13 goals 23 pts in 19 CHL playoff games. As a 21 year old (Janko's age) he had 25 pts +4 in 73 NHL games and was being pushed off the puck way too easily.

Not even remotely close to this point in Jankowski's career compared to 21 year old Backlund.
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