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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Any list that has Fox ahead of Jankowski has no credibility IMO. It's clear some are caught up by the stats. Undersized defencemen have a lot of hurdles they have to jump through to make it to the NHL. Meanwhile we've got a 6'4 skilled playmaking centre who was one of the best rookies in the minors. That means a lot more than what Fox has accomplished so far. And Jankowski's game translates much easier with his size.
Basically by putting Fox ahead of Jankowski you admit to several biases. But what succeeds in pro hockey is often different than these biases. It's true that more undersized defencemen make the NHL these days. But it's also true that many of them struggle to "defend" adequately at the NHL level in their own zone. Even if Fox is the next Barrie or Goestisbehere, I still take the 6'4 playmaking top two line centre (Jankowski) over him in a heartbeat. Just a rarer commodity that is more valuable.
Seems to be a combination of underrating Jankowski as a prospect combined with overrating Fox based on his crazy offensive numbers.
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And I specifically mentioned how you can replace Jankowski with Fox in my post. It's a joke how poorly you can read.