What I see with Baertschi is he does nothing to stand out. He plays a very nondescript game and doesn't make you take notice of him. Since he went to 27 he has blended in and hard to pick out of the crowd. I really don't see him out there and that is not a good thing. He gets out played by every one of his line mates, and when they are guys like Byron or Setoguchi, that isn't a good thing. He really needs to step his game up or he's done in the NHL.
The way he is playing right now I can't see the Flames wasting a contract on him next year, not if this is the level of play they are going to get out him. He's a non-factor in the NHL and hasn't become a player in the AHL either. They may actually encourage him to go to Europe so they don't have to use a contract on him next year and then see if he can get his game together. I would say his window is close to being closed. Too many other youngsters stepping up. He's got until the injured start returning, so he better step up and leave it all on the ice over the next couple of games, or he's going to be legendary in these parts for falling so far so fast.
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