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Originally Posted by Goodlad
I haven't seen any indication that Baertschi is being benched because of his stature though. By all indications it's his play, not his size that Hartley hasn't been happy about.
I just think that people are too worried about Gaudreau signing with the Flames in general, and I can't see any reason why Baertschi's benching has anything to do with it. You don't see people wondering if Bill Arnold is going to look at his options every time Bouma watches from the press box.
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I agree. I think Bart needs to look at Hudler for inspiration. That guy is 5'9' and is harder to get off the puck than some guys who are 6'2. There are other ways to be good defensively and good at puck protection without having size. Just because one guy hasn't figured it out yet doesn't mean Johnny won't so I dont think hes looking at the Bart situation very hard at all.