Prospect Info: Justin Janicke (Round 7, 195 overall)

[Fistfullofbeer]

Justin Janicke - Elite Prospects

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[Pavel Buchnevich]

This will sound absurd for a 7th rounder, but I had a late first round grade on this player.

Terrible usage from a bad new coach caused his stock to plummet.

Janicke is a great skater who is an elite defensive forward. I also think he has much better offensive ability than his usage indicates. I don’t know that his hands keep up with his feet, but he some skill and playmaking ability. I wouldn’t rule out that he could score 40-45 points eventually. He also was used entirely at wing, even though he can play center and should be playing center. I see this as worst case scenario he’s a good fourth liner and best case scenario he’s a well rounded 2C.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

This will sound absurd for a 7th rounder, but I had a late first round grade on this player.

Terrible usage from a bad new coach caused his stock to plummet.

Janicke is a great skater who is an elite defensive forward. I also think he has much better offensive ability than his usage indicates. I don’t know that his hands keep up with his feet, but he some skill and playmaking ability. I wouldn’t rule out that he could score 40-45 points eventually. He also was used entirely at wing, even though he can play center and should be playing center. I see this as worst case scenario he’s a good fourth liner and best case scenario he’s a well rounded 2C.

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[Gniwder]

This will sound absurd for a 7th rounder, but I had a late first round grade on this player.

Terrible usage from a bad new coach caused his stock to plummet.

Janicke is a great skater who is an elite defensive forward. I also think he has much better offensive ability than his usage indicates. I don’t know that his hands keep up with his feet, but he some skill and playmaking ability. I wouldn’t rule out that he could score 40-45 points eventually. He also was used entirely at wing, even though he can play center and should be playing center. I see this as worst case scenario he’s a good fourth liner and best case scenario he’s a well rounded 2C.

Sounds like Darren Helm, lol,.

Odds are very low for 7th rounders, if this kid plays in the NHL at all then it's a win. I'd easily take a 4th line PK specialist in the 7th round, hopefully he winds up being more than that. Good luck to JJ.

Edit: The Darren Helm comment is neither a compliment or insult. If you look at the 2005 draft and sort by games played or points, Helm would have gone in the first round in a re-draft. Really weak draft that year.

2005 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Sounds like Darren Helm, lol,.

Odds are very low for 7th rounders, if this kid plays in the NHL at all then it's a win. I'd easily take a 4th line PK specialist in the 7th round, hopefully he winds up being more than that. Good luck to JJ.

Edit: The Darren Helm comment is neither a compliment or insult. If you look at the 2005 draft and sort by games played or points, Helm would have gone in the first round in a re-draft. Really weak draft that year.

2005 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com

I understand exactly what you’re saying. This guy is a 7th rounder, so he’s unlikely to pan out to Kraken fans. I go off of where my list had these players, so I don’t particularly put much value on where they are selected in predicting their potential and likely outcome. But I could be wrong.

 

[The Marquis]

While the 7th round picks are a crap shoot for sure, it's important to remember that some great players have been picked in Round 7. Palat, Hornqvist, Zetterberg, Lunqvist, and Pavelski to name a few.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

While the 7th round picks are a crap shoot for sure, it's important to remember that some great players have been picked in Round 7. Palat, Hornqvist, Zetterberg, Lunqvist, and Pavelski to name a few.

For sure. I own 3 jerseys. Pavs - Sharks, Pavs - USA, Thornton - Sharks. Love Pavs. Shows what hard work can do.

I think there is even a bigger chance that latter picks blossom into NHL players this year because of missed development/playing time as well as scouting being fairly limited as a result of that. Not saying this for Janicke specifically but for the 2021 draft as a whole.

 

[SwedishFire]

While the 7th round picks are a crap shoot for sure, it's important to remember that some great players have been picked in Round 7. Palat, Hornqvist, Zetterberg, Lunqvist, and Pavelski to name a few.

all are so negative! Scouting is very neartime reactive, and often dont dear to undiscover talent beneth, or in europe. Scouts are still afraid of drafting europeans, so they wait with some to the last round.

Something I dont like is that low round players are treated siffrent than higher round drafted. It should not be the way that you have to be twice as better as a 1st rounder to grab a roosterspot.

Round doesnt matter, talent does

 

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Hopefully this one sticks.

 

[RainyCityHockey]

Sorry, though Justin played against Michigan but it was Trevor Janicke....

 

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