Judging by Baertschi's reaction, that he "kinda saw this coming", there are clearly specific things the coaches have been telling him to do that he isn't doing.
From an outside perspective I thought that Sven had taken significant steps to improving his two-way play and looked very engaged almost every shift. However I'm not on the bench to hear specific instructions Hartley gives the players. I'm also not at practices to hear what they want certain players to do in specific situations.
It certainly doesn't seem to be a case of lack of effort, so it might be more a situation where Baertschi just isn't grasping specifically what the coaches are talking about. If that's the case getting an outside view might be just what he needs.
Nothing to freak out about
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