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Originally Posted by Fire of the Phoenix
How much more room does Jankowski have to grow at 25? I think what you see is what you get. A 4th line C who is completely replaceable. It doesn't matter that he's 6'4, he plays like he's 5'8. I doubt you could even get a 4th for him honestly.
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He’s a 4th line centre here. With more opportunity and ice time wouldn’t surprise me if he could be a #2 or #3 centre on a bad team. Confidence and opportunity can make players look 5 times better. Chris Clark was a 4th liner here and then a 1st liner and a 20-30 goal guy in WSH. And he looked like he had stone hands here. Jankowski has far more skill than Chris Clark. Chris Clark never scored 17 for us.
I’d say the minimum you trade him for is a 2nd. If teams aren’t offering more than that you hang up and hope he breaks out a bit offensively.
Giving away assets for less than their upside is a bad way to do business. Giving him up for a 4th has a huge chance of being a big mistake down the line. The same people who wanna give him away for nothing or a 4th are some of the same people who would whine for years if we did and he became a solid 2nd-3rd line centre elsewhere.