Flames have 4 really small guys: Russel, Gaudreau, Byron, and Baertschi
What does each have:
1) Russell - mobile 2nd/3rd pairing defenseman
2) Gaudreau - really good puck control with good vision on ice
- great hockey sense
- kind of reminds you of someone like Gretzky, but on a Flames team
3) Byron - got speed that can burn through the defense
4) Baerschti - he's as tall Russell but plays like a midget/bantom.
- the way I see it and what a lot of people also view the same way is that there's really nothing special about Baertschi, except that he's got most of the vowels except missing the "o" in his last name. Flames currently have a few more minor leaguers who are itching to get into the big leagues and they're better than Baertschi right now.
Baertschi has to bring a lot more to the Flames lineup in order for him to make it up here or anywhere in this NHL or he'll just end up like another Fata or Domenichelli. I'd love to see him have a skill like that of Gaudreau and the Flames need more players like that.