Another thing to remember about Baertschi, is despite the fact that this is his 19 year old season, it is only his second season in North America.
Nino Niederreiter as a comparison came over for his 18 year old season and only put up 0.92 points per game (Baertchsi put up 1.28 in his 18 year old rookie season, actually outscored Nino during his 19 year old season).
Then Nino put up only 1.27 points per game in his 19 year old sophomore season, meanwhile Baertschi is racking up a staggering 2.00 points per game in his sophomore season all while battling a couple of injuries.
We won't know if Baertschi's talents will translate to the NHL until he actually gets here, but for now there are plenty of reasons to get excited about this kid.
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