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Originally Posted by Vulcan
and I still believe that it's not a good idea to use our first round pick on a centre that projects to play in 4 or 5 years when there are other skilled and more ready players to pick. It's going to be 5 plus years and we don't have a definitive answer yet. I give credit to Jankowski for showing strong character in hanging in there and progressing as he can still become an important piece on our team.
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I think the quality of the draft had a lot to do with that. I think they clearly identified a player that had the potential with his skill set to be a impact player. I think it would be a mistake to take a player with a lower ceiling just because he projects to the NHL sooner. I think that is pretty short sighted. I guess we will see in a couple years where he starts slotting with his draft class.