Bart hasn't been solid gold, but jesus, he's been miles better than both Glencross and Jackman. How does this make any sense? I'm not sure, but I'd hate to be Baertschi:
*Plays great offensive game*
"Hey that's great! We love it!"
*Plays poorly in preseason*
"You know, we just realised, you should be a 200ft player, and you aren't, so could you do that?"
*Backchecks hard for first 9 games, doesn't put up same points, but uses small body as best he can*
"Sorry, we're going to scratch you, you're not playing very well."
Now, could be that it ISNT exactly like that, but really, the kid has done what has been asked of him, and done it fairly well.
My biggest problem:
With Galiardi on the 4th line, you can play that line in multiple situations, with a bit heavier minutes. Gali-ColboUrne-Bouma is a solid "energy" line. With either Jackman or Grats there, you severely limit the amount you can play that line as-is, they're both moderate-severe liabilities.
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