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Three players to back away from:
Jarome Iginla
I hate to put him here. He's going to score 35 in a normal season, he's the leader and one of the best
guys out there. So why be low on him? Blame it on the chance the season starts later. His slow starts
have killed his seasons previously, and any chance of a lockout means a shortened training camp and
fewer games before a condensed schedule. None of those things work in Iggy's favor. Add to the mix
that Iggy does a ton of barking but rarely any fighting anymore, and he becomes a guy who might not be
the best player on his team any more.
Roman Cervenka
Everyone is putting him on a platter to succeed. That's too much to
expect from a guy who's never played an NHL game. To thrust him into
top six minutes and expect results is hopeful, but more often than not
those players do not pan out that way. While I'm not saying he'll be
the next Mats Zuccarello, I don't expect him to be as successful as Jagr
was in his return to the NHL from the same team. He'll be ok. It's just
that Flames fans will want much more than that.
Sven Bartschi
Calgary's next big hope is a wonderful kid who makes
people notice he's on the ice. However if the Flames are to
develop him nicely, they'll put him on the 3rd line and let
him get used to playing the game, while giving him good PP
time and a few shifts per game with Tanguay to really hone
his offensive game. He's a great talent but he's also not the
biggest guy out there. He looks smaller than Eberle on the
ice, and that's about the cut-off for small players being
really successful right off the get-go without going through
some growing pains. He'll be good, but wait a year to see it
take shape.
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