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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
It's not an issue of being a "negative nelly". Even in just 14 games, Jankowski has shown that he really does have good potential to eventually be an everyday NHLer. But in the position he is in - first year pro, injury call-up - "not $@itting the bed" is not enough to stay. At least not right now. If he excels and brings a lot of energy and offence, the story changes. If not, he probably goes back down, continues to develop, and pushes for a full time job down the road. It's all just development cycle.
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You're right in the sense that there's no point in him staying up to play terrible minutes with scrubs. I've been a critic of this pick since day one and I'm admitting that I'm impressed he's managed to come this far already. As a team, if you're fine with this kid turning into a Stajan, then by all means, leave him up. If you hope this former first round pick and years of development evolve into something more, you have to continue the patient approach and send him down to continue growing.