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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Three things:
Monahan without the puck >>>> Baertschi without the puck
Monahan's attitude >>> Baertschi's attitude
Left wing depth >>>>>>>> Centre depth
If Baertschi was a centre and Monahan a LW, it is quite possible that Baertschi would have been in the NHL full time last season.
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After the comments made by management, that they feel Baertschi is right on the cusp of being an everyday NHLer, and a pretty solid training camp/pre-season, I'm leaning more towards this assignment to Addy as a test to his attitude. Sven has a pretty solid game, and likely would benefit more rounding it out in the NHL now, but his attitude is a big concern in my eyes. It seems every time there is a bump in the road for him, he has a lot of trouble getting over it. He's young, there are going to be bumps in the road, the last thing an NHL team wants, is a kid moping around after a 2 or 3 game scoreless streak. They need to know that he's got his head screwed on straight now, and is willing to work through adversity, and stay positive to push forward.