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Originally Posted by _Q_
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.
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.
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Hartley hasn't done anything with Monahan/Brodie yet. Brodie was all Playfair, so I have no idea why you give him such credit (Hartley benched Brodie in our first game of the season last year in favour of players like Butler, and we were crushed... he knew it was a mistake). Monahan, while has played well over these first dozen or so games, has not proven enough to give Hartley a pat on the back. Monahan is just a really good prospect, which is why he was drafted high in the best draft in a decade.
A lot of people thought the Flames were doing the right thing being tough on Savard. Welp, 2 years after we trade him, he's scoring 97 points. Would have been nice to finally have that #1 centre.
And people ragged on Tanguay all the time on this board for being poor defensively and not caring during his entire career with the Flames. So how did Hartley actually help Tanguay in this respect? ...it probably has more to do with him being a point per game player in his prime. He's a natural talent.
Drury. A good (not great) player for 3 years of his career, and he fell off as quickly as any player has in this league. We don't want that from our prospects.
Hartley's resume on developing young players is as bad as it gets in the NHL.