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Originally Posted by Ashasx
I always like to see that. Disappointing we never see it at the NHL level.
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On one side, I can see why it's not implemented at the NHL level as stands full of people, takedown/setup for next event in some arena's or even just travel constraints not giving you time, but I agree that it would be good to see at the NHL level. It is the most "back to basic" thing you can do and for some clubs that might be something to turn things around. "You guys played like crap, you didn't give me a full 60 minutes so now you will bag skate for X minutes to make up the time you should have played". If used correctly, it could be a heck of a motivational tool.
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Originally Posted by lanny9
If he is having problems it maybe time to bring in a sports psychiatrist for Baertschi? Either that or someone needs to sit him down and tell him he is wasting his chance to get back to the NHL. If he keeps it up he could become a long term AHL player...or shipped out....or KHL/Europe? No effort should result in no play time.
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I think one should have been brought in last season when he was demoted and moped around for a bit. I'm fully willing to give him the benefit of being young and still learning the ropes of being an adult nevermind a professional athlete, but this is also the time to start helping him out. If he had someone working with him at that point and maybe even over the summer when he had a poor showing at prospect camp, perhaps we see a different Baertschi. It's not hard to see that he doesn't have the same mental toughness and if he's down on himself, he struggles a bit more then others do. Help the kid out.
And yea, perhaps it's time for Conroy to have a very blunt but very Connie like sit down with him and explain how this works exactly. Maybe even put some fear in him that it's all well and great he's a 1st round pick, but we have many coming up, there's always trades and we have people passing him in the system so either he smartens up or he gets lost in the numbers game and begins the bouncing around game.