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Originally Posted by nik-
You're misremembering how Colborne was treated this year. His ice time was actually increased as the early season went on, and he was most assuredly not earning it. There was absolutely not equal treatment between Baertschi and other players on the team. That doesn't mean he didn't have bad games, he definitely did, but he was far from alone, yet experienced harsher treatment.
You just trotted out an ideal situation that didn't actually happen. Everything you said is good in theory, but that's not how it played out last year.
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I didn't trot out anything other than what I saw happen.
True or false: During the season, Colborne got his ice time reduced at times.
True or false: Colborne was thrown on the 4th line for a stint.
True or false: Colborne was moved to the wing in an effort to get him more ice-time.
True or false: Baertschi had games where he got substantial ice-time.
Truie or false: Backlund was benched for not meeting expectations.
I think these were all true.
Backlund got his ice-time cut, and was benched. When given another opportunity, he made the most of it - rather consistently, I may add.
Was Baertshi treated more 'harshly'? I don't think so. We apparently saw two very different Baertschis out there. I saw a blue-chip prospect with loads of skill, but who physically wasn't NHL-ready. You saw one that was.
There was nothing unfair about how Baertschi was treated with respect to other prospects. Actually, I will argue that he was unfairly treated - in that Feaster appeared to be forcing him on the team when he was not NHL-ready - and this is what can be most detrimental to a player's development.