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Originally Posted by T@T
You could add Savard's name there as well, I'm all for teaching a kid to be aware in all aspects of the game but you still have to let them use their natural talents what got them drafted in the first place. Hartley and Burkes tough love on Sven was stupid IMO. THIS IS A REBUILDING TEAM.
Case in point.
In Pat Kanes rookie year he was a train wreck defensively,(coughing up the puck,not coming back..etc) coach Savard let him play as assistant coach Torchetti worked with his 3 zone play. by the end of the year he was far better defensively and lead his team in points. He's still not the greatest defensively but a big time player none the less.
I have a feeling Pat Kane wouldn't be one of the best NHL players if Hartley was his coach in his rookie year.
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A few key things:
- Patrick Kane was a 1st overall pick.
- St.Louis was never drafted, wasn't overly impressive in the NHL, and was bought out by new management who simply thought he was too small for the NHL period.
- Savard was a top line player on the Flames that they acquired from New York after they gave up on him after drafting him.
None of these are vaguely similar to Sven Baertschi, who is a mid-late 1st rounder drafted by the Flames, has played a whopping 1 and a half seasons in the Flames system, and has done nothing to show he's NHL ready.
Comparing him to Kane is like comparing Monahan to Crosby. It serves a completely hollow purpose.