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FlamesAddiction · 04-26-2015, 12:39 PM

As someone else mentioned, Baertschi was simply occupying a roster spot.

When he has the puck, he still looks pretty dangerous, but he lacks hockey sense and can't seem to make good plays.

I wouldn't say he was terrible aside from one blatantly bad decision when instead of chipping the puck out to clear the zone, he threw the puck back in deep (seriously, wtf). The real issue is that he just has zero intensity. Last night was his 8-Mile moment and he choked.

When it comes to his peers (Horvat, Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Jooris, Ferland), he looks far behind them. At the start of next season he will be 23 years old, so it's not looking promising.

04-26-2015, 12:39 PM	#383
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	As someone else mentioned, Baertschi was simply occupying a roster spot. When he has the puck, he still looks pretty dangerous, but he lacks hockey sense and can't seem to make good plays. I wouldn't say he was terrible aside from one blatantly bad decision when instead of chipping the puck out to clear the zone, he threw the puck back in deep (seriously, wtf). The real issue is that he just has zero intensity. Last night was his 8-Mile moment and he choked. When it comes to his peers (Horvat, Monahan, Gaudreau, Bennett, Jooris, Ferland), he looks far behind them. At the start of next season he will be 23 years old, so it's not looking promising. __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 04-26-2015 at 12:56 PM.