My only issue with this is why we're giving any sort of latitude to the management of this group in knowing how to push and prod and develop a guy like Baertschi. When's the last time we developed a skill forward? Long before this management group was here, at the very least.
I think it's a worthwhile question if this emphasis on 3-zone play at this stage in his development is the right thing to be asking from Sven right now. I don't know. I just don't know enough about hockey to know. But somebody pointed out that Pat Kane probably didn't have a lot of defensive responsibility when he first came into the league. Maybe still doesn't. And he's won a Conn Smythe.
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