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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
To be fair Baertschi is referred to as a blue chip prospect mostly by Flames fans only. He's a solid prospect but blue chip means he's can't miss.
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Semantics - there are very few can miss prospects - and those that truly are can't miss make the NHL sooner than ever before. So knowing that - what are we talking about when we talk blue chip. The top 10 non NHL prospects, top 30? top 50?
I know people are down on Sven but I still consider him blue chip in that he's still probably within the top 30 in terms of overall prospects owned by NHL organizations. Is he can't miss? Nope. But he's still got a high ceiling and likelihood of being a top 6 forward.
The notion that Flames fans only are high on Sven I don't think is accurate. Fans are far too reactive to the ups and downs that most NHL prospects go through. Right now he is in a down part of the cycle but most prospects don't have smooth development paths. There are bumps.