with respect to Burke and how the Flames 'treated' Baertschi...
First of all, yes, people are different and need to be handled differently - some need a kick while others respond better to a hug.
That being a given, the fact of the matter is that no one - no leader, no coach, no boss, no teacher - handles everyone well. Humans don't work that way. There will always be some failures, no matter how good a person is at managing people.
Now to Burke... He came in and established a culture. He wants the team to have certain standards and a certain management style. Treliving and Hartley buy into that system/style and manage the team accordingly.
They (Hartley in particular) treated all of the prospects the same way. They treated them fairly. Baertschi was a failure of that style. So be it.
In the long run, a franchise has to have an identity. One aspect of successful management is consistency. And we are getting that.
If it didn't work for Baertschi, too bad. There are many prospects in the system that passed him, and time was up, so you move on.
For anyone that is mad at the organization, or at Burke, over the Basertschi situation, the fact of the matter is that the team has an identity and a management style now. And it is a good one. There will always be guys for whom it doesn't fit, but over time, the important thing is the consistency and commitment to the plan.
That is the best way (only way) to be successful. Look at teams that have long track records of success - they stick to what they are and who they are. No teams is successful with every player, but good teams stick to their system and have success with enough players to keep things rolling.
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