The reason to sit Baertschi is likely because of how he responded to getting called out. For Baertschi to become a star player (or at the least a quality 1st line forward), he needs to be consistently good in all facets. He has been a lot better since getting called out initially, but there is still quite a bit of room for improvement.
Ironically, I don't know if he would've been sat if he hadn't responded as well as he did last time. He needs to be pushed in order for him to figure it out.
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