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Originally Posted by Flames Draft Watcher
I am at a loss as to why people think he needs to be moved so badly. I mean he's expendable but he's not actively hurting the team. Why wouldn't he still be around? I don't see any better candidates for 4th line centre given the current lineup construction.
Why would we sit him regularly or waive him? That would suggest he's been incapable of doing his job but he's been fine for the most part.
Are people really trying to suggest that the 4th line centre should be only judged on points? Because that's a really poor metric to try and sum up their play.
This Jankowski obsession continues to be a head scratcher. It's almost like people get personally offended when our prospects don't reach their full potential and they can't stand the sight of them anymore. Gotta get them out of here at any cost! Waive em! Bench em! trade em for peanuts!
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Typically, I am a huge player sympathizer, and I will admit, I like 4th liners who can kill penalties. I don't think that Jankowski has lost the Flames any games, that said, he hasn't helped them win any. Also, I would love it if he turned his season around.
Be that as it may, Jankowski is, at best, a replacement level player. He plays with what appears to be very little intensity, and his production is non existent. The bottom line is that the Flames need players who move the needle. Someone like Hathaway, for the most part, did not score goals. But he was involved, he killed penalties fore checked hard, stood up for teammates and made the most of every minute he was given until he was a full time player worthy of a 4 year contract.
Jankowski does not play like a hungry player, outside of a few low quality shots and drive by stick checks he is a non factor. That is why I think he should be sat, because his draft standing, and previous seasons can only make him entitled to so many games. Constantly, we see the Flames seemingly ' not give a ####', and no one is more emblematic of that then 77. Bennett at the very least showed signs of frustration and tried his guts out to contribute in other ways. Maybe, if he sits for 5 straight he will play like is career is on the line, because it is.