[News] With the 21st overall pick Flames select C Mark Jankowski

[Hockey_Ninja]

Originally Posted by Calgary Highlander

He looks like Dexter.

Man the flames sure do pick some guys who look like junior high kids

[JiriHrdina]

Reminds me of when the rangers picked Kreider, another guy with lots of raw ability playing in an inferior league

[JayP]

Originally Posted by kyuss275

What was it Weisbrod said? Something like "don't trade the 1st round pick i found our guy".

Time will tell.

I really hate statements like these.

When your assistant GM is making the call on who they're drafting after one viewing it's not a good thing. Pretty much a slap in the face to all the scouts who watch hundreds of games all year. You can't accurately scout a guy in that short a time period. I'm sure the Flames did their due diligence afterwards, but when the assistant GM is making statements like that it's going to be pretty tough to override that first impression.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by fatso

Why don't you take a break for a little while? I find myself usually agreeing with your views on things, including today, but you're contributing nothing other than snide remarks. It doesn't look good on you..

I'm good, lol. Watching so many people become experts in the last 48 hours is hilarious.

[Hemi-Cuda]

a pick way off the board that's going to be a project, great. because those have always worked in Calgary's favor in the past

[Manhattanboy]

Originally Posted by fatso

On topic - crazy pick. I'm not well informed enough on prospects to have a strong view, but it seemed there were a number of NHL ready/close prospects available at 14 that could have an immediate impact. It's a bit frustrating to see a project chosen, given the organizational commitment to maintain the core. Lots could change before the season starts, but it's looking to be par for the course for now.

This.
We need immediate help. Isn't this the kind of pick a top 5 team gambles on?

[Stay Golden]

Iggy will finally get his center when he is 38

http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/mark_jankowski/

[JurassicTunga12]

Baertschi - Jankowski - Gaudreau

in 3 years or so lol

[flames_1987]

Originally Posted by Lil Pedro

Im embarrassed about this pick. We drafted a kid who basically played intramural high school hockey. It makes ZERO sense whatsoever. We had a great pick at 14 with Zemgus; a strong 2 way centre who had loads of talent. Yet we trade it away for the 21st and a second. The second round pick will probably be wasted on some plug stay at home dman that we normally pick anyway. God this team frustrates me. I honestly think the people on this site could draft better than the people who get paid thousands of dollars to do that job for this organization

This is classic. I'm pretty sure nobody is complaining about our 2011 Draft class right now, and lord knows there was a lot back then. Stop trying to pretend you're an expert on this at all and you know anything about the player drafted.

[HPLovecraft]

So he's never even played major junior hockey? He plays high school hockey? Is that right?

[Svensational]

I was honestly hoping for Faksa.. but this is an interesting pick and he seems like a kid with loads of potential. (Oh and who hasn't shot off a mouthy tweet or text before.. haha)

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja

Man the flames sure do pick some guys who look like junior high kids

They all start somewhere.

[Barnes]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I'm good, lol. Watching so many people become experts in the last 48 hours is hilarious.

I have three words for you sir:

Keep it up.

[kyuss275]

Originally Posted by JayP

I really hate statements like these.

When your assistant GM is making the call on who they're drafting after one viewing it's not a good thing. Pretty much a slap in the face to all the scouts who watch hundreds of games all year. You can't accurately scout a guy in that short a time period. I'm sure the Flames did their due diligence afterwards, but when the assistant GM is making statements like that it's going to be pretty tough to override that first impression.

Button sent Weisbrod down to check the kid out. Button had already seen him.

[saskflames69]

Originally Posted by HPLovecraft

So he's never even played major junior hockey? He plays high school hockey? Is that right?

He's going the NCAA route.

[icarus]

Reminds me of another Weisbrod pick when he was with Boston, completely off the board at the time: Patrice Bergeron.

[Hustle]

Jim Montgomery, Dubuque's Head Coach called him a 6'3 version of Johnny Gaudreau when they drafted him in the USHL draft.

[mrdonkey]

Seems like everyone on HF and Twitter hates this move and is laughing at the Flames. As usual.

[RT14]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

It's actually unbelievable you know that.

I don't "know" it, that's why I said "probably". I just think you have to take that risk there. Take a guy like Teuvo and hope Jankowski is still there or even trade up a few spots from their 2nd to get him. Just my opinion, sorry for sharing.

[Manhattanboy]

We are the Calgary Flames. We don't need to draft from major junior in the first round.