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Originally Posted by Classic_Sniper
Also, the Jankowski pick gets a lot of flak for the “best player in the draft” quote. At the end of the day though, he’s turned out to be an everyday NHLer and for a #21st pick in a weak 2012 draft, that’s not too bad as a lot of picks in the 20’s end up being average players or busts anyway.
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Don't forget that the Flames traded down (I think it was with Washington). The 5 guys selected prior to Jankowski:
Tom Wilson
Tomas Hertl
Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Vasilevsky
Scott Laughton
That's two top 6 forwards, an impact player in Wilson, a franchise goalie and a quality 3rd line centre.
This team would be so much farther ahead with any of the top 4 guys above. They'd probably be better off with Laughton too though I get why you go for the higher risk prospect in Jankowski. But passing on Hertl and Teravainen was bad. I remember many on this board wanted Teravainen.
The Jankowski pick just reeks of "I'm the smartest guy in the room".
To clarify, my problem is with Weisbrod and not so much Button. I think even if Button preferred any of those guys above, Weisbrod had final say and was going to take Jankowski.