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Originally Posted by Burner
I agree with your post except for the apart about no one suggesting such a thing - quite a few posters still insist that the Flames problems in not scoring would be helped if Sven was in the lineup
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You're missing the suggestion. The thing he says wasn't suggested is that Baertschi was the root of the Flames problems. No one ever suggested that (well maybe someone did, but they were likely and hopefully ignored). But I think it's fair to say that, despite his lack of production in the AHL, he could add some needed skill to the lineup in place of guys like Galiardi and D. Jones. And possibly get him going too. Hudler, Monahan and Sven did look pretty great to start the season. And while we would all like Sven to score points, as I'm sure he would also like to be doing more, it's more important to develop his deficiencies at the point rather than try and boost his strengths. He has a natural offensive gift, and it won't go away once he learns how to play a proper 200ft game. But it will take a hit WHILE he's learning the 200ft game.