The biggest (pun intended) things that stood out to me were the size of Jankowski and Valimaki. Those are two NHL players.
Jankowski's reach is outstanding - it would be worth signing Jagr simply to teach Janko how he shields the puck. The move he made off the half wall to cut to the middle and hit the post was an NHL play. Quality of competition is a valid source of cold water, but we've got a 6 ft 5 stud centre prospect who's ready for the next level.
Valimaki looks like the total package on D. Skating, size, positioning, first pass, offensive instincts, he looks like the sort of player who'll skate 20 minutes a night and barely break a sweat.
Didn't get to see anything else past the first, but saw what I needed to see from the big boys.
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