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Originally Posted by AcGold
I've never seen Colborne move laterally like Jankowski, very different players. Colborne was a big gangly sloth. Jankowski has explosion and lateral movement like Johnny, something Joe didn't even hint at. Jankowskis potential is through the roof as he's a big athletic guy that moves like a much smaller player. That combo often equates to elite athlete. Colborne has soft hands and that's about it.
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Jankowski is more of a 6'4", 215lb Mikael Backlund than a Joe Colborne.
Anyways as Treliving oft-mentions, this is still July hockey, no need to get on the case of anyone - Culkin, Andersson, or McDonald.
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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
Brandon Hickey: this is the 4th D-man after Brodie Gio and Dougie. Positioning is excellent. Skating is controlled but powerful. If it starts to look like he's beaten, there's no panic in his stride. He closes the gap and gets his stick in passing lanes. On several different 2-on-1 drills, he could've played his opponents for another ten or fifteen seconds without help, he was that in control.
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While I hope you're right, every time I watched Hickey this past season I saw him make blind rim-outs in pure Engelland/Russell fashion and get exposed for them. I think Kulak is further ahead in terms of actual top 4 translatable skills but I love Hickey's physical game.