I was a big fan of this signing and it certainly has been a disappointing rookie season. I'd say it's too early to write him off, but who knows if he even wants to stay here.
He has 17 points in 38 games -- equals 36 points in an 82 game season. However, in 6 games he played less than 9 minutes (including two where he only played 6 shifts total), and who knows how many games he was on the fourth line. That was also with little to no PP time.
I think one of the problems is that Hartley wanted an active, high energy, fast skating team. That was Cervenka's biggest struggle this season, so it's no surprise he got stapled to the bench for a lot of those games. I still think he has potential, but if he can't play the system the Hartley wants to implement, it's like putting the proverbial round peg into a square hole...
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