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Originally Posted by Goodlad
All in all I thought Baertschi looked like he was putting in a lot of effort, but was ineffectual. I think he needs to simplify his game a bit until he starts getting some points on the board. I'm sure that will bring outrage from the guys who think we should "Just let Baertschi play his game", but he's just not making good decisions with the puck right now. Passing when he should be shooting, shooting when he should be passing, trying to split the defenders instead of shoveling it to the open guy. I hate to say it, but it might be time to send him down for a bit.
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Although he didn't get much in the way of results, I thought last night is more the way that he has to play. When he had the puck he was definitely trying to be aggressive and test the defenders. If he's as smart as we hope, over time he'll begin to feel out what works and what doesn't and adjust accordingly. In terms of development, this is the style of play that I was hoping we could see from Baertschi this year.