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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
Agreed. Not sure what the lol is for though.
Treliving sets the price for any player he deals. Do you think Jankowski is worth less than Reto Berra or Sven Baertschi? I don’t. He plays the most important forward position, has size, skill and skating. He has an upside that could bite us in the ass if we move him for too little.
Treliving isn’t looking to move Janko for nothing like some foolish posters want
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Berra was a Burke trade and the return was
way, way higher than CP expected.
Baertschi got a 2nd, but that was a gift from Dim Jim + Wiesbrod... and IIRC according to the media that was by far the best offer for Sven out of the handful there were. So I wouldn't be using those two as comparables.
I'd be comparing him to Joe Colborne, meme-y as it sounds. Both of them have good hands and size, but very rarely bothered to use their size, both left shot centers, similar seasons. And speaking personally nothing annoys me more than a big player who plays small.
Sure, Janko can break out late. But the odds are against him.
Colborne (acquired for a 4th):
Age 23 - 28pts in 80GP
Age 24 - 28pts in 64GP
Age 25 - 44pts in 73GP
Left for the Avalanche
Age 26 - 8pts in 62 GP
Janko:
Age 23 - 25pts in 72GP
Age 24 - 32pts in 79GP
Age 25 - 1pt in 29GP...?
Age 26 - ?
Things are not looking good for him. So unless he turns things around, I expect that he doesn't get qualified this season, let alone get traded for anything higher than a 4th. We have younger, cheaper and better players pushing for forward spots.