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Originally Posted by Murph
From Friedman's 30 Thoughts:
"12. Watching Sven Baertschi brings reminders of Nino Niederreiter - and not because they're both Swiss. Niederreiter didn't like being in the AHL last season. But he was one of that league's best players and it's a major reason he's making such an impact with the Minnesota Wild. It damaged his relationship with the New York Islanders, despite being the correct move. Does Calgary have similar concerns? The Flames' AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, are a good team and a stint there makes sense for Baertschi. It's not a failure. It's a step in the development process."
http://www.cbc.ca/sports-content/hoc...-concerns.html
I'm as skeptical as the next guy on management's handling of Baertschi. But I gotta say, I agree with Friedman. |
I really don't understand why they haven't sent him down. It's been obvious for some time that Hartley doesn't think he's ready and it seems senseless for him to be in the press box watching a bad team that isn't going to make the playoffs when he can play top line for a good Heat team. Not sure what Feaster is trying to accomplish here and it's possibly a case that he just doesn't have the stones to send him down to Abbotsford.