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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Well Sven has been a top prospect in the organization for several years now...
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I think this is a big part of the problem. While Baertschi is among the Flames longest tenured prospects, neither he nor his professional hockey career are actually that old. He will be 22 this year. Last season he was still eligible to win the Calder Trophy. This is likely as clear a scenario as where the "shiny new toy" syndrome applies, especially since Baertschi had an off year last year. He's still really young with tonnes of potential; it just seems like he has already been around forever.