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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Imagine you said Giordano is overrated on this board. Then admitted you had never seen him play. What do you think the reaction would be? Of course it's the posters opinion. But when it's not based on as much solid information as other people's opinions it will be criticized.
As far as Jankowski being "unproven" that's not totally true. At every level they play at prospects prove things to scouts, fans, coaches, etc. Jankowski has developed and come to be a key member of an NCAA championship squad showing his skill, skating and size. There were questions about how he'd adapt to the pro game. Then he seamlessly jumped to the pro game and started excelling right off the bat. He showed his skill, skating and size at the minor league level versus men in the 2nd best league in the world and came to be a critical member of our minor league team. Hes proven things to management, our scouts and our minor league coaches. Eric Vail has chosen to ignore all of this.
Usually we advise caution when evaluating prospects that are not yet playing at the pro level. Let's see how he performs against men would be a classic response to someone dominating junior. Jankowski has excelled at the pro level against men. Jankowski is unproven at the NHL level but he's far from an unproven prospect.
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re: bolded part Unproven at the NHL level is synonymous to unproven for me at least.