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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
Anyone that thinks Sven had a fair shake here either didn't watch the games he played or is fooling themselves. 4th line. Bollig, Jooris, Setoguchi, Byron top linemates. Avg ice of 9 minutes. Stapled to the bench in the third period, regardless of how he had played in the game. Never put into a situation to succeed.
This is the thing that bothers me. The Flames never let him sink or swim, they just refused to find out what he actually was or wasn't.
When the Canucks actually give him a chance to play I guess we will all see what kind of hockey player Sven Baertschi is.
I have the feeling this one is going to look bad for the Flames for a long time.
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Here's the thing: Forget about his body of work in the NHL for the moment. He is a third-year pro playing in the minors, and while he has been good at times, even at that level, Baertschi has not consistently managed to establish himself as one of the top players in the AHL like he should have already. He gets piles of ice time and is played in all situations, and yet I have not been convinced at any point in the past two years that he is a better player than several other Flames prospects on the same roster. Has he established himself ahead of Granlund? Ferland? Poirier? Jooris? Last year he was dropped behind Max Reinhart and Ben Street on the depth chart.
It could be argued that the Flames have actually been pretty patient: waiting for him to outgrow the AHL like he was projected to. He hasn't.