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Originally Posted by Trailer Fire
I'm looking not at the chemistry, but his finish. You can't discount the kid for his offensive talent. He knows where he should be, he knows how to get there, and he puts it in the net. Every shot of his is a good scoring chance. Doesn't that remind you of a certain Calgary Flames captain? He is a shooter that doesn't just label it for a goalies breadbasket, but picks corners and finds the holes. You can't teach that.
Along side someone who can set up like Baertchi and you see point totals like Rattie has put up. I'm quite confident that Rattie would work out well with someone like Tanguay as well.
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My problem with this whole line of thinking is this: At this point in time Rattie's stock is extremely high, and it would be very costly to target him in a trade. I am fairly certain that the Flames would end up overpaying, and badly. It has been mentioned before that Ryan Howse is potentially a similar player to Rattie, and could arguably be just as effective playing with Baertschi. Granted, he does not have the juniour numbers to match, but he also played on a line with late round draft picks Kevin Sundher and Roman Horak. In my opinion, Rattie is the kind of player you draft. You do not acquire him before he breaks into the NHL in a trade.