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I don't think there is a hidden meaning or a conspiracy, some times a cigar is just a cigar.

It seems obvious that there is something that Hartley feels Baertschi is not buying into and he is using healthy scratches as a way to force Sven's hand. The coach is the boss, and if Baertschi is't doing what he is told, the last thing the coach should do is just give in to the player. Once he does that, the inmates will be running the asylum. I highly doubt this is some kind of personal issue between them.

The only thing I think is up for debate, keeping in mind that none of us are inside the room or watching every practice; is whether or not Hartely is asking him to buy into something that he is just not capable of even if Hartley thinks he is.

I personally don't care if we lose more games with Baertschi scratched if this is what it takes to turn him from a Marko Sturm path, to a Marian Hossa path.