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Originally Posted by kirant
I think when Bartschi comes up, he'll be close to what we got quality wise out of Backlund, not style of play. What my intent was to say is to not expect a 45-55 point scorer...expect a player who was as good as Backlund in his 1st year here (but plays more of a sniper's game, not a two-way playmaker)...
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Fair enough, and for the most part I agree. But I do think that you are selling Baertschi severely short in your expectations. I see no reason whatsoever not to expect him to have a great NHL rookie season. There just doesn't appear to me to be any part of his game at present that will hold him back from making an immediate impact at the NHL level, and that is a HUGE difference from where Backlund was when he began his NHL career.