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Originally Posted by stemit14
I think everyone is being kind of harsh on baertschi once again. I assume the rest of you watched the game as closely as I did and he consistently promoted puck possession and was solid in his own zone. Plays died on other guys' sticks after he made lots of great lays to keep the puck alive. He wasn't making soft plays at the blueline and he wasn't turning the puck over. He finished his checks every time and hit with a lot more authority... Even knocking guys down. He scored the tying goal for crying out loud! I agree that gaudreau and Reinhart looked better in this game but Sven played great.
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I don't think expecting some consistency is being harsh. He really did have an up and down game, and for a player hoping to crack the lineup he can't afford to be wildly inconsistent in three periods. You want to see guys that are ready, look at Granlund and Reinhart. Extremely consistent, giving the coach a performance he can count on, as that what a coach is looking for; a performance that is going to be there almost every time the coach calls the name. Baertschi has improved in certain aspects of his game, but he does not yet appear to have that level of consistency in his performance that can be counted on to the same level of some of the other prospects.