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Originally Posted by Poe969
best player not in the NHL? If he's not as good as Roman Cervenka then I don't know if he's worth it. Not that he isn't as good but if he isn't scoring as much... I don't think he'd be a top 6 winger and IMO the Flames have enough bottom 6 guys but because of his size he could be worth it... Personally, I'd pass.
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Well, in Cervenka's defence, he didn't have a training camp. Couple that with joining a new team, coming to North America, and then having his first and only season being a lockout-shortened one while still being nearly a .5PPG player - he just didn't get a fair look.
With that being said, whether someone is not putting up as many points as Cervenka doesn't necessarily mean he is a 'lesser player'. I mean Pribyl is big and seems like a good skater. Perhaps he would translate much better to the NHL than Cervenka did. This is where pro-scouting pays off.
I mean, Cervenka did out-score Jagr on the same team - I guess by that logic, Jagr isn't cut out for the NHL either.