I thought he was given a fair chance more than others. He was a big part of the reason baertschi got sent down to the minors last season... The flames had too many left wingers to begin with (tanguay, cammalleri, glencross, baertschi, comeau) and, when it turned out he was a left winger and not a centerman, they had to send someone down. Baertschi didn't have to clear waivers so down he went. Cervenka got powerplay time and got to play with iginla and hudler. I think baertschi would have produced much more than cervenka given those same opportunities.
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