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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
No one does now because they are winning. But you've read stories about them considering moving Kane at times because he's not a hard worker or he parties too hard.
Hockey people need to get over the idea that all hockey players need to have the good ole Canadian boy mindset. Some guys aren't going to be the quiet hardworking cliche spouting player. If a guy has a talent and helps the team than the team braintrust needs to be willing to accept it.
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That's more or less what I meant by comparisons as to who is more "valuable", but you hit it right on the head. There is not some stereotypical player that everyone needs to be. Everyone needs a Toews, but a Kane helps you that much more. He's a little bit careless, not great in both ends, but he brings an intangible that a Toews doesn't.
Baertschi is going to do things Monahan can't. He's also going to get ragged on so much more often than Monahan for the things he DOESNT do, but that doesn't make him any less valuable to a team. Baertschi's skillset is replaceable, but having the chance to draft and develop a Baertschi is much more cost effective and quite frankly - easier than finding one through trade or signing. If people want him to be great defensively, to be a hard nosed puck battling winger who can also pot 50, then they're likely going to be extremely disappointed.