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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Jankowski played 8 minutes in the NHL last season.
8 minutes.
You can rationalize with narratives about being a first year pro all you want but there is no way a guy as capable as he was last year should have played eight whole minutes in an 82 game season. He was probably better than Frolik, Brouwer, Stajan, Bouma, Lazar, or Ferland were LAST year.
Sending him down would be more of the same. Illogical. Irrational.
And frankly it would be egg in the face on the loyalty he showed when he signed with a team that refused to sign him after his strong third year in the NCAA.
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Better than Ferland and Frolik? GTFO here with that. Lazar barely played for us so I'm not even sure why he's included.
Kid played 8 games. He's a raw rookie. Injuries, trades or demotions should see him play a bunch.
No such thing as too much AHL experience.
He may have earned a shot but Tre and GG aren't morons. They'll have explained to him that contracts and experience mean he's gonna have to get a bit more seasoned in the A. I doubt he's fuming and asking for a trade. Hopefully working hard to excel when he's put in the lineup sooner than later.