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Originally Posted by Bingo
Just hate how liberally the word bust is thrown around.
Jankowski to date is 48th in his draft class in games played and 44th in points. That's not a bust.
When I look at the 2012 first round, the only player that I'd call a bust compared to expectations is Griffin Reinhart.
I mean I love all the sardonic responses, but all he's really saying is they targeted a player above most teams, and looked to have something on their hands.
I'd rather have a draft team with stones than just flipping through The Hockey News.
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Yeah I think Jankowski turned out quite well for a player drafted out of a Canadian HS prep programme, not exactly an NHL factory.
It's the draft capital that was used on him that on retrospect stings. Clearly the Flames didn't think they could hold out until a later round and still snag him and we'll never know if they were right.
But I think back to the draft year when both Patrice Bergeron and Brent Burns were selected in the first round, and neither player featured in any of the media draft lists going in. They both seemed like total reaches and headscratchers, at least for those of us reading the draft magazines and surfing the web.
Obviously the BOS and MIN drafting teams felt otherwise and weren't prepared to hold out for a later round, much like the Flames with Jankowski. But they both sure hit the nail on the head. (Especially impressive that Burns was drafted as a forward and hadn't played D for years but the Wild planned to develop him as a blueliner from Day 1.)