Some insight from Corey Pronman on why the offers from other teams just weren't there as the kid simply regressed;
http://insider.espn.go.com/nhl/story...e-deadline-nhl
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Sven Baertschi, LW: For most of his career as an under-20 player, Baertschi was a top-end NHL prospect, and he was the 13th overall pick in his draft class (2011). His skill and offensive IQ are both plus attributes to combine with impressive skating that made him a dangerous scorer in junior. At the under-20 level, he showed fine competitiveness in battles, but since turning pro, his off-puck game has been a major concern. He is a small forward who hasn't succeeded physically or defensively in the pro game -- which has kept his performance ceiling as a pretty good AHL player or, at times, a low-end NHL forward.
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The fact that the Canucks offer of a 2nd round pick was by far the best offer shows that most teams seem to share the opinion of good AHL player or low end NHL forward. Really unfortunate for Sven and the Flames but he still has time to put things together unfortunately it won't be in Calgary.