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Originally Posted by Bourque's Twin
I'm not a GM, scout, coach, or anything. My hockey experience consists of high-level minor hockey.
But, I want to ask if I am the only who sees Baertschi looking good in all 3 zones when he plays.
I mean, he's not Monahan on the back check or Backlund on the forecheck but he is certainly skating really hard every shift and in every zone, unlike Glencross.
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From everything I've seen, I would say he's been giving a good effort about 75% of the time, but also gets knocked off the puck pretty easily. Even if his effort was 100% of the time, he's too soft on the puck.
He needs to learn while he can be taught. People compare him to Iginla and his lack of defensive zone prowess, but Sven is a rookie in the learning stages, Iginla was a 30 year old Captain. Different approaches must be had. I'd much rather they develop Sven slowly rather than throw him out there and just give him minutes and hope he does fine.
Sitting is part of the learning process for rookies. However, as usual, this equates to the Flames destroying the flair and confidence of our next superstar.