If the Flames are honest, what do they REALLY have in Baertschi?
A guy who's an AHL top 2/NHL top 6 forward with defensive gaps and some offensive upside...
For me that's a formula for the AHL until he figures out how to play defense or he's trade bait.
The Flames need guys who can play in both ends of the ice and Baertschi isn't that guy yet...
Leave him in the minors until he proves he can commit to playing on both sides of the puck, IMHO.
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