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Originally Posted by bubbsy
i think baertchi would have grown from playing an unconditional 14 mins/game with PP time in the bigs... argh, at least going down he gets some much needed playing time. What a waste the past few months have been for the kid's development. anyways, good to see them righting the ship.
excited to see backlund play. i bet he's centering the 4th line. Before getting injured he was getting close to 4th line minutes. i wonder if hartley plays him more now.
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I don't think it's been a waste, it's shown him where he is at in his development and how much he still has to work to become a star in this league. He knows what i expected from him, and that no one is going to just give him an NHL career, he's going to have to earn it. His time up here was very beneficial, but I think this was the right time to send him down.