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Originally Posted by Ashasx
He tried to make a point that Baertschi is struggling because he is pouting and that he could follow the example provided by Stajan.
I responded by pointing out how ridiculous that assertion was.
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How is saying that Baertschi is struggling because he is pouting any more ridiculous then saying that Stajan is a bad signing because he is a pouter?
I also never said that Baertschi would be a full time NHLer by following Stajan's lead, you went there.
I just stated that from all accounts Stajan handled his time in the Brent Sutter dog house like a true professional. He continued to work hard in practice, played hard in his limited minutes on the fourth line, always answered the call from the media, and never made excuses or blamed anybody else for his struggles.
He would always state that he just needed to work better and prove himself to the coaching staff. He then did that late in Sutter's last season here when injuries hit and Stajan was the only option, then when a new coaching staff came in he worked hard to re-establish himself as a leader on the team.
That was in response to you saying that Stajan pouted when he was in the dog house, which was false.
I singled out Baertschi because it would get your attention but that is a work ethic and attitude that any young, aspriring NHLer can learn from.