Players have bad years - it happens.
Flames are in rebuild mode and Cervenka is a prospect in my mind. Is he 19? No. But he is someone who might become a decent NHLer and we already have him here.
We obviously won't have cap constraints, and I doubt very much that we'll have constraints with the 50 contract limit this year, so it is an absolute no brainer to give him another chance (assuming he is interested).
Upside: he proves he is the player they thought he was.
Secondary upside: he becomes a tradable asset at the deadline (or his wife/fiance/partner moves to Calgary!)
Downside: none
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