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Originally Posted by kyuss275
I am not a fan of jones but he was better than Sven was until he got sent down. Colbourne was fine for a rookie. I'll give you Galiardi , but he spent a lot of time at the end of the bench or in the pressbox. Don't think that position would have helped Sven. Sven was lucky to last as long as he did last year with the big team. If Feaster had been fired a month sooner Sven would have been sent down. Do posters forget that Sven had a pretty mediocre camp?
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In addition to what you have said, it is also important to remember that Baertschi (or any young player) still has lots of room to improve - as opposed to Galiardi or Jones who are finished products. In the AHL Sven can afford to make mistakes without having to worry about demotion or taking a hit in his self-confidence - unless he is exceptional at camp, it is definitely more beneficial that he stay in the AHL until he becomes dominant there.
It's easy to place Sven in the lineup right now and he could put up 30-40 points this season but we all know he can be better than that.