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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I don't think I quite understand this. Ar you actually suggesting that the Flames would be better off keeping Baertschi in the lineup because he is aging??? Unreal.
Were all aging. We will (by CBA rule or 50 contracts) be missing out on a player who has shown thus far he would be an asset for this post season.
It is not just that it will cost more money one season sooner, it is that it will cost a lot more money in a year in which Baertschi will likely be producing at a higher rate than he is now. You are basically sacrificing a full year of a 22-year-old player with two full year's NHL experience for a few games of a 19-year-old player with none. How can you think that this is a good trade-off?
I am aware, I have no issue paying a top player more, even earlier for longer. Its about where this team is now and where it's heading.
Some of us are thinking about the health of this franchise beyond the next two weeks or a month, and Baertschi is very much a big part of that future. I understand that you crave immediate returns, but patient investment usually results in a much higher yield in the future. This is what the Flames are doing: Planning long-term and factoring Baertschi into that plan.
I appreciate that, but when Iggy and Kipper are gone then what? This team needed Sven 10 years ago, agreed. But we have him now and to coddle him in slowly (when he's shown immediate returns), makes no sense when our other 2 franchise players are nearing their twilight.
You make it sound as though Baertschi's skills are suddenly going to dry up as a result of playing in the WHL playoffs. Waste? There is nothing "wasted" here. He is not suddenly going to start running down or diminishing over the summer. Relax.
No no, he will tear up the WHL playoffs - I'm sure. It's a waste as he coulda/shoulda/woulda been a force for us down the stretch and into our post-season.
Shame on you for setting your expectations for young players and for the franchise so outrageously high that as soon as someone falters, they are suddenly disposable.
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Backlund imo hasn't faltered as he has never actually launched yet. We all want Backs to produce and be prominent. I just havent seen anything yet to even give me a glimpse of hope...Sven? 4 games in, I have hope, that would be a falter.