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Originally Posted by JayP
Well, to me, it was pretty clear that Cervenka wasn't an NHLer after a few games. He clearly has some offensive talent, but the guy is a poor and slow skater, has no physical game, doesn't go to the hard areas, and clearly has never been forced to play defense in his career. With flaws like that, you need to have elite level skill to even crack an NHL line-up (ie; Kyle Wellwood) and that's hard to find in 26 year olds playing in Europe. That's just poor scouting by the Flames.
I agree. I just contend that the Flames as an organization have to scout these guys better or it's just a waste of time, money, and the opportunity cost of getting someone else in the line-up. The Flames shouldn't stop trying, but simply bringing over another extreme longshot and pray for a miracle is a negative to the organization in the end.
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He played well enough early on to warrant an article in the hockey news. Early on enough skill was shown to suggest there might be something there. That same skill is likely what drew nhl interest to start