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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
That isn't really much of a rebuttal to his point. People are human and when they are in this sort of situation, Rerun actually described how someone would feel pretty accurately.
Why exactly would someone on a pro-sports team feel any differently when favorites are being treated differently than others?
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Because that's the nature of sports, even at a young age. We're not talking about the real world. In the real world, you're sent for training seminars, you're given a role that "fits" for your personality or you're transferred into another department that allows you to grow. In sports, any sports, the goal is to win. If you're not good enough for the team, then you don't make the team. Simple as that.
This notion that Sven has his feelings hurt and should be coddled because of it is a bit rediculous.
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Originally Posted by Ashasx
Ridiculous. He's a young player. Players get better over time. If he's not a great NHLer right now, that doesn't mean he can't be one in a few years down the road.
You have to think long-term for this team. Is it best for his development to sit every third game and watch as the team gets destroyed from the pressbox? There's nothing he can learn from watching anymore. He's had his fair share of injuries over the last 2 years... he knows what hockey is. He's not going to suddenly have an epiphany watching from 100 feet above.
Hockey is 90% mental. Confidence is mostly everything. I'm not asking for the team to roll out the red carpet for him, but these moves (mistakes) are shortsighted and can (will) hurt the team in the long run.
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I think I trust Hartley a bit more than a few random dudes on a message board to know what's best for Baertschi or the team in general. Let's not forget the youngsters (Tanguay in Colorado, Heatley in Atlanta, even Brodie/Monahan in Calgary) that Hartley has turned into pretty decent players.