I'd have no problem with Jankowski playing a 4th line C role at the NHL level with 10-12 minutes per night next season. Especially if he has a solid combo of wingers to play with. He's big, fast and smart and by all accounts strong defensively. A player like that can and should be able to handle a 4th line role while learning on the fly at the NHL level.
If the Flames were to add a RW for the top line externally, I could see Ferland sliding all the way down to the 4th line and also hitting the ice for 10-12 minutes a night.
Ferland - Jankowski - Lazar
Ferland - Jankowski - Chiasson
Ferland - Jankowski - Hathaway
Any of those as a 4th line would IMO really allow GG to roll his lines from top to bottom and not have any lines that make you cringe, or get you routinely hemmed in your own zone. Especially if Tre can upgrade the bottom D pair with good skating, smart puck possession/moving Dmen.
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