Agree to disagree. I think you are overemphasizing his 4th line stats this year and underemphasizing his age, size and skill, the things scouts and GMs will focus on more than 4th line scoring stats.
The Colborne comparable is a good one in that they both don’t play as physical as you like. But the comparison is not exact as Jankowski is the far better centre and has a much better all around game. Smarter player, better defensively.
I could see the Flames giving up on Jankowski by trading him. But they won’t give him away for pennies on the dollar. And I’d say there’s almost no chance he would be unqualified. I think some of you folks underrate his value. He wasn’t a valueless throw in in the failed Kadri trade just like Fox wasn’t a valueless throw in in the Lindholm-Hanifin deal.
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