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Originally Posted by bubbsy
it's so interesting how much perception has changed.
After being drafted, you would read so much about baertchi's great attitude and desire to get better and better.
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Mind you, when he was drafted, the guy who was making all those positive statements about Sven was Feaster, the salesman.
My problem with Sven's attitude stems from two things that happened last year:
1) He apparently felt he didn't need to be at development camp and the prospect tourney. Where did this sense of entitlement come from? If you are that passionate about the game, wouldn't you want to be out there?
2) When he was being criticized for his struggles at the prospect tourney, he used the excuse that the game was too slow for him and he plays better with NHL guys. I think he should have just owned up to his struggles instead of making up an excuse like that. Especially since he didn't exactly excel when the NHL guys showed up. The last time a prospect used this argument to explain his troubles at a lower level of play was Leland Irving, and he ended up in Finland the next season.