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Three players to back away from:<br />

Jarome Iginla<br />

I hate to put him here. He's going to score 35 in a normal season, he's the leader <strong>and</strong> one of the best<br />

guys out there. So why be low on him? Blame it on the chance the season starts later. His slow starts<br />

have killed his seasons previously, <strong>and</strong> any chance of a lockout means a shortened training camp <strong>and</strong><br />

fewer games before a condensed schedule. None of those things work in Iggy's favor. Add to the mix<br />

that Iggy does a ton of barking but rarely any fighting anymore, <strong>and</strong> he becomes a guy who might not be<br />

the best player on his team any more.<br />

Roman Cervenka<br />

Everyone is putting him on a platter to succeed. That's too much to<br />

expect from a guy who's never played an NHL game. To thrust him into<br />

top six minutes <strong>and</strong> expect results is hopeful, but more often than not<br />

those players do not pan out that way. While I'm not saying he'll be<br />

the next Mats Zuccarello, I don't expect him to be as successful as Jagr<br />

was in his return to the NHL from the same team. He'll be ok. It's just<br />

that Flames fans will want much more than that.<br />

Sven Bartschi<br />

Calgary's next big hope is a wonderful kid who makes<br />

people notice he's on the ice. However if the Flames are to<br />

develop him nicely, they'll put him on the 3rd line <strong>and</strong> let<br />

him get used to playing the game, while giving him good PP<br />

time <strong>and</strong> a few shifts per game with Tanguay to really hone<br />

his offensive game. He's a great talent but he's also not the<br />

biggest guy out there. He looks smaller than Eberle on the<br />

ice, <strong>and</strong> that's about the cut-off for small players being<br />

really successful right off the get-go without going through<br />

some growing pains. He'll be good, but wait a year to see it<br />

take shape.<br />

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