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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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Not that I disagree, I think your right on some of this, but Sven and Joe are apples and oranges. It's about asset management. If Joe could have gone to the AHL, he likely would have just like all his previous years. If Sven had to go on waivers this year he'd still be on the team. Joe put his time in down there, Sven hasn't. I also believe they are being hard on Sven to bring his expectations back to reality. Feaster really screwed that part up, when you give someone the moon, it's really hard to take it back. I really believe they are doing the best thing for this asset. Why would they sabotage it, in either scenario if they like him and want to keep him they feel this is best. If they don't like him and want to trade him they need to maximize his value, they must think this is best.