It all comes down to if Sven puts his game together or not. He shows skill - I will even say flashes of brilliance - but he needs to get more consistent.
I think he absolutely still has a future with the Flames. He may also bust. Flames may also lose patience with him and trade him for something else. At this point, I think it is too early to say with any certainty what Baertschi's future is in the NHL, much less with the Flames.
I do think the best place for him is in the AHL. I do think he has the ability to become a PPG player, but he really needs to start showing more improvement and consistency. For me, he is exactly the type of prospect that I can see busting, or I can see being a huge piece to a winning club. Neither outcome will surprise me at this point, but I am very hopeful it is the latter (and that it is with the Flames).
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