I'm not sure why the love in for Cervenka on almost everyones keep list. I had high hopes for and was excited to see him play but he seems as soft as butter and has completely whiffed on more quality scoring chances than almost any other Flame.
To me the only guys i would keep on my must keep list would be Brodie, Baertschi, Backlund, and Hudler.
I would try and keep Bouw, Stempniak, and Horak unless the return was really good. I've been an anti trade Iggy guy but I think this team needs a change of personnel not just for the on ice product but also the leadership and direction in general and unfortunately I think until they get a new mix of players and let Iggy go this team will be broken. I think just like a good coach can "lose" a team and have a short shelf life i believe the same is true with the leadership of the product on the ice and that starts with JI.
I am sick of mixing up the lines to "get Iggy going" or watching the powerplay (which admittedly has been very good this year) work to get him setup with his predictable Stamkos style one timer. It seems this team tries way too hard to adapt to one player when in reality if you watch Iggy's best years he almost never setup on the side to do the Stamkos or goal sucked at the offensive blue line.
whoops -end Iggy rant- (i actually think if he is traded he will catch fire going to a team with an established system and culture where he is looked at as a complimentary piece to win a cup rather than "the guy" here)
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