I would have to think so. I knew he had a good season last year but man he has impressed me so far in camp and in the pre-season. He LOOKS like an NHLer on the ice. Not a rook. The combination of size and skill is impressive.
I'm trying not to get too excited but I think there are a number of x factors that will define how good the Flames can be in this upcoming 2-4 years.
I've considered these to be
1. How good will Sam be. If he can reach his potential it would be huge
2. Will one of Gillies or Parsons emerge as a true #1 and how good will they be?
I will now add the third
3. How good can Jankowski be?
If he can be a big, skilled second liner then whooo boy we've got something going on here kids.
With the arena debacle there is a bit of a cloud over this team - but we should allow ourselves to be excited about what is happening on the ice.
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