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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Okay that I 100% agree with. That's a little different then your first post though.
Signing Cervenka wasn't the problem, Feaster running his mouth was. If that was your angle then Yup, I'm totally on board with that. That was Feaster's constant problem, doing the sell job. The consistently put unneeded and totally unnecessary pressure on players.
Agreed with Erick Estrada on his post as well, pencilling Cervenka in a top line role was a big mistake too.
Feel bad for Cervenka overall, I wish he would have signed with another team for one year. Had a full training camp and without the health problems he had going into that season for the Flames. H
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It's the self delusion, MMF. Do we think Feaster signed Cervenka and then publicly proclaimed him a top 6 centre just to get one over on the fans? No, he signed him for that role because that's where he believed he would play. It was part of the plan. It's the same self delusion we all roll around the floor laughing about with the Oilers.
If you sign a guy who you think will play second line centre, it prevents you from signing another guy to play second line centre. When that first guy turns out not to be a centre at all, that ripples through the lineup. It's the same thing with Justin Schultz in Edmonton. The guy isn't close what he's billed as, but makes the dollars and plays in the position anyway.
If you're going into the season believing you have filled gaps that you haven't, that's a big problem. It was a big problem for Calgary; they finished 6th last in the league.
I'm willing to give Feaster a ton of leeway actually, because I don't think he was really in control, buuuuuuuuuuuuut, his track record is still his track record.