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SuperMatt18 · 03-03-2015, 01:50 PM

In the end I think Baertschi is an example of how to waste a top prospect, from both the prospect and team perspective.

Baertschi...entitlement issues, poor attitude etc

Feaster...rushing a prospect, making him the heir apparent

Burke...not understanding Sven and criticizing him in the media

Hartley...not giving a player the ability to sink/swim, too short of a leash

Looking back this was handled poorly by all involved and it is a shame because the kid looked like a true blue chipper as a 19 year old. I actually felt like Treliving was trying to fix the sins of the past, in the public eye at least, and in the end the relationship was just too fractured to save.

03-03-2015, 01:50 PM	#985
SuperMatt18 Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Calgary, AB Exp:	In the end I think Baertschi is an example of how to waste a top prospect, from both the prospect and team perspective. Baertschi...entitlement issues, poor attitude etc Feaster...rushing a prospect, making him the heir apparent Burke...not understanding Sven and criticizing him in the media Hartley...not giving a player the ability to sink/swim, too short of a leash Looking back this was handled poorly by all involved and it is a shame because the kid looked like a true blue chipper as a 19 year old. I actually felt like Treliving was trying to fix the sins of the past, in the public eye at least, and in the end the relationship was just too fractured to save. Last edited by SuperMatt18; 03-03-2015 at 01:55 PM.