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Originally Posted by Ashasx
The point I was trying to make was that Baertschi seems to be held to a different standard than the other players on the team. I believe his mistakes are unnecessarily amplified and he has received very little praise from management. It's all negativity. No funny, positive quotes from Hartley, just silence or confusion.
He was expected to improve his two-way game over the off-season. He did. Now fans are upset he didn't put up more points. That sounds pretty frustrating to me.
I think anybody else in the same situation would feel just as Baertschi does now. He'd taken another punch to the stomach and now he'll be expected to prove himself in Adirondack. I think that's a difficult position to be in, and I know fans will get on him again if he doesn't get off to a strong start.
I feel bad for him because he's an unbelievably sincere and level-headed person and I think he's earned the opportunity. I think the NHL is the best place for his development.
Part of the reason why I mentioned Colborne was because, as it turned out, the NHL was pretty good for his development, even though he didn't earn it (as some feel about Baertschi).
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Fair enough, we'll agree to disagree. I do think, as others have mentioned, that we'll see Sven up before the season's over. Likely to stay I think.