The comparisons with Sven to Backlund is not really about their playing situations, but rather a lesson in having patience with young players. Personally, I don't feel Sven is competing with others, but I feel he is competing more with himself. If he can do his thing, his competition will become irrelevant.
Also look at a guy like Nyquist, had the Wings lost patience with him or forgot about him due to a numbers game, they would of been big time losers. Detroit also has a wealth of prospects similar to the Flames, but utilized their farm system to harvest the growth of a lot young assets that are now ready to step in and contribute at a high level. Writing Baertschi off is incredibly premature. It may take him 2-3 seasons still in order to become a 60ish+ point player.
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