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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
Best move for Baertschi. He simply is not ready for the NHL - whether that is physically or mentally, it just isn't there yet, and he just starts looking like a kid that is being 'rushed' at times. Abby will be a great place for him to develop.
The ONLY thing negative about this revolves around who's ice-time is going to get cut on the Heat. Nobody there is undeserving of their ice it seems, and you already have a few guys playing less than adequate minutes. I remember Ward talking about how he has to find a way to get Granlund more ice. Really adds to what is a top 3 team in the AHL (being 1st in points notwithstanding).
Really interesting if true that Hartley was forced to keep him up on the team. Wasn't that something that Feaster stated was NOT happening with Brent? Why make it happen with Hartley? Let's see how Hartley does without any constraints (if this was indeed true that Burke somewhat was alluding to). Burke seems to like Hartley - but he seemed to also have liked Feaster. You have to figure that the Hartley watch is on, and the new GM will probably be encouraged to explore options at hiring his own coaching staff (though I like Hartley, and think he has done a fine job thus far, though it seems fairly mixed on this forum).
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Some interesting points here, maybe Burke wants Hartley to have the right mix of players. We may still see some player changes yet.