Am I the only one who thought prior to getting benched Cervenka actually looked really good?!
He was getting points while co-piloting the 2nd line with Hudler very effectively.
This is of course, despite all the factors playing into it (conditioning, adjusting to NA hockey)
I have no problems with the guy, and actually am tempering my expectations, just looking to see an improvement in his toughness on the puck and overall play between now and the end of the season. You honestly cannot jump on this guy after playing on this continent for literally a month. Goodness people..
There's certainly been bright spots. I thought he outshone Jagr in Dallas' first game in Calgary, for example.
I don't know where this 'bust' talk is coming from.
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