It’s hard to recall a first round selection in recent Calgary Flames history that has been met with more continuous hand-wringing than Mark Jankowski. Short of situations where the team traded away a pick, Jankowski’s selection has been criticized, analyzed and occasionally eviscerated by many of those that follow the team – including often by the site you’re currently reading.
While it’ll take awhile for him to catch up to Olli Maatta in terms of National Hockey League games played or impact, Jankowski has quietly withstood the slings and arrows of being a controversial first round selection.