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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Sven playing better this quickly in his new environment proves one thing and one thing only. That he clearly had entitlement issues and wasn't ready to prove himself here in our system, and felt he was being victimized.
As soon as he gets a fresh slate, he plays better. Not enough time has passed for it to be anything else. He's young, so there is time for him to correct his mental issues, but if he doesn't, he'll crumble again as soon as he hits his next stint of adversity. Too bad it required a move out for him to feel like he'd be willing to go for it again, but unless he has his ah ha moment and fixes his head, not the kind of mental toughness or response to adversity we want on this team. He's highlighting big time that he simply isn't a "Flames" type player, and given what that's started to mean the past couple of seasons, I have no issue letting him and whatever talent he has go for that reason.
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Quite the entitled opinion. It could be a great deal nnn of things, including the fact that maybe our management's reputation developing players isnt so spot-free. There clearly seems the be a top-line caliber of player that the Flames are not good at supporting their growth and/or success. Baertschi was nowhere near the point when a team should have cut bait on him when they did, the Flames are just as guilty of forcing his hand as he was bailing on thw Flames