3G 7A in last 10 games. If he keeps that up, ive got no problem with him being on the roster and all while being pretty responsible defensively and being ok at the dot
But he’s a tweener taking away a roster spot from one of the young guys/prospects that should be playing with the big club every game…….
He still may turn right back into the pumpkin he has been for the past 4 years of his NHL career but I will gladly ride this waive while we can. Before this season, he had 49G 43A 92P in 322 NHL games. He looks good out there at the moment. He was a 1st round pick.... maybe he just really needed to cook
Yeah he's playing well and hopefully he magically became a point per game player moving forward. That doesn't really change the fact that his last five seasons he was in fact a tweener. To me its actually a good demonstration of how sticking with someone through some mediocre to poor play (which I think is a fair description of Jankowski's first 13 games in the NHL this season) can pay off.
Also a reality that often times players need the correct system to hit their optimal level of output.
Except if a guy is young. Then you stick with him a couple games here and there, bounce him around the lineup, and send him to Milwaukee because it's perfectly clear he'll never amount to anything more than a guy like Jankowski.
