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Originally Posted by Realtor 1
I believe in him but need to see him at a higher level to really believe.
The winterhawks are a team that scores more than any other team in the dub and by quite a bit. The next best in their conference is 35 back. That adds up to quite a few points to be had when your a top forward on the PP.
With 810 possible pts (hawks total goals x3) Sven has 81 granted it is misleading as not every goal has 3 pts given.
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Posted by Nekhara earlier in the thread:
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Good quotes from flamesnation.ca on February 13th:
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[Baertschi's] split of even strength and powerplay scoring is strong (40/28 or 59% at ES) so fortunately we're not talking about a Rob Schremp situation. Baertschi also accounts for more than 44% of Portland's scoring when he's in the line-up, so it's safe to say he is a prime driver of results for the Winterhawks. For context, Greg Nemsiz never even crested 30% for the Spitfires in four seasons.
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The most compelling comparable for Flames fans is probably Claude Giroux. A 22nd overall pick by the Flyers, Giroux is a similar build to Baertschi (5'11" 175lbs when he was drafted) and also plays the wing. He scored at almost the exactly same rate as Baertschi in his 19-20 y/o season in the QMJHL and has since developed into a very nice hockey player.
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Posted by Metro Gnome earlier in the thread:
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This is all true. In fact, Baertschi has the highest ratio of ES to PP points of the Flames junior prospects I'm tracking this year. He's currently at 48 ESP/29 PPP/3 SHP for a 62/38 split between even strength and power play.
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The numbers show that he's:
1. The key cog that drives that offensive juggernaut
2. Not padding the stats with powerplay numbers