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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Just step back for a minute and think about the post game comments from the last 10 or 20 games...
Baertschi has probably gotten more criticism than most of the other players combined.
Monahan is a good example. He has made plenty of mistakes in his own end - zero criticism. He lost that draw... Baertschi's fault.
Cammalleri has coughed the puck up at his own blueline several times recently. The defense couldn't clear the zone to save their life.
But Baertschi ices the puck (when all he was trying to do was get it out) and that's all anyone can talk about.
I thought Colborne had his worst game in maybe the last 5 or so, not a word from anyone.
Why is Baertschi under a microscope?
The answer is that he made back to back glaring mistakes that cost us the game.
You don't want to give kids jobs. But the flip side is that you do want to put them in a position to succeed. Hartley has failed in that regard.
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I'm not saying that he is a bad player, but the fact is that he made two very noticeable mistakes at the end of the game. He made it very easy for just about anyone to criticize him, and he does deserves a certain amount of that criticism.
Sven has been doing very well lately, but just don't act all surprised and offended that he gets criticism for making mistakes that cost us the game. Accept it and move on.