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Originally Posted by stemit14
I think Burke has a great hockey mind but I hate the way he hurts his teams when he gets in front of a camera. The stuff he said about baertschi only puts more pressure on a kid who is already feeling too much pressure as is.
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I don't believe these comments will hurt Baertschi. I get the impression he has been reading his own press clippings since he was drafted, even reading forum comments about what a star he's going to be. That kind of stuff can stunt a young player's growth as surely as a few harsh words from his boss.
When you're a pro athlete you have to learn to take the good with the bad. As great as it is when you're on top and everyone is saying how great you are, you will inevitably find the tables turned and those same people publicly criticizing you. It's all part of being a professional athlete.
Also, Brian Burke has been around long enough to know how this kind of stuff plays out. As much as people make him out to be a brash guy who shoots from the hip, I don't believe for a minute that anything he says in public is accidental.