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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
It was an atrocious decision to bench Baertschi and it didn't make a lot of sense. Now to be fair I didn't see the Phoenix game, and another poster indicated that game was weak for Baertschi and indeed even his comments indicate that he himself knew it wasn't great.
That said, Glencross is getting away with murder and it's strictly because of age. Stajan should have come in and replaced Glencross. He hasn't even earned the right to play in the NHL this season let alone first line minutes and if Baertschi has had 1 bad game well Glencross has had 8-9!
And the problem is that when it is not clear what's going on, based on the on ice performance at least, you're not even sending a message because nobody understands what the coach is even asking. Be like Gallagher? He isn't that type of player. How about do the things that got you to the NHL level. He hasn't really been that irresponsible defensively, has he? Not like Butler, another easy scratch candidate.
This whole 'meritocracy' clearly doesn't exist. Otherwise a few of the "veterans" read:lazies, would be getting the press box.
Also the notion that people here can't express an opinion because they aren't in the locker room or aren't an NHL level coach is the most fundamentally stupid commentary I don't even know where to begin, and I see those comments a lot. Yeah, no fataing kidding I'm not in the dressing room, but that's the point of this message board and discussion, people are allowed to read into actions, interviews and rumours, and nobody ever claims to 100% know the situation ever anyway. These defences are usually raised when the Flames are being questioned and posters rush to the defence of the team because it's being criticized and they don't actually have a response other than- "you're overreacting", or "you're not the coach or qualified to make a statement". Oh really? Wonderful insight. But, unfortunately for you, this is a message board and my opinions don't 100% have to be in support of the Flames, particularly when they do non-sense moves like sit the rookie who doesn't deserve to be sat in an actual meritocracy, when the direction this team must stick to is the youth movement. Not the, float around vet movement. We've been tortured by that movement for, literally, years.
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I was at the game and he was working his butt off. However, when things weren't going well for the team, Hartley started mixing the lines.
I said to the wife: Hartley will put Cammalleri with Monahan and demote Baertschi Then he'll be in Abby two games later.
Could see it coming - Hartley has consistently been quick to pull the minutes from Baertschi.
I don't mind young guys getting benched. But I have watched Baertschi closely all year and he is doing everything he can. But Hartley is never impressed.
As for his production, 4 pts in 9 games is no hell but anyone who has been paying attention knows that he was instrumental in 2 or 3 o Monahan's goals that he didn't get assists for. He has been more effective than his point totals suggest.
As for Baertschi saying he didn't play well in Phx, I don't think that's what he said at all. He said he thought he has been playing well but "the way the last game went, I felt they weren't too happy" All he is saying is that when his ice-time started to get cut, he knew what was coming. He never said he thought he played poorly. And he didn't.
No worries though, I am sure he learned a lot watching the veterans last night.