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Originally Posted by Vulcan
What was he supposed to do. We had like 17 LWs last season with 3 or 4 of them ahead of Baertschi on the depth chart.
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Think it was actually 27. It was so bad, LWs were wearing goofy disguises and trying to pass themselves off as playing other positions.
Worst disguise: Roman Cervenka carrying a sign that said, 'This guy is a centre, no, really. Signed, Jay Feaster.'
Best disguise: The clown suit in which Dennis Wideman attempted to play D. Some people still haven't figured that one out. (Shooting right-handed was a nice touch — made the hoax almost convincing.)
Weirdest disguise: That guy who kept turning up with full goalie equipment on, but clearly had the skill set and training of a natural winger. I think his name was Irving something.
Seriously, though, Baertschi was a victim of a real logjam. The one position he knew how to play at the NHL level was the only position where the Flames had a surplus of NHL-grade players. In the circumstances, it's rather impressive that he cracked the lineup at all.