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Originally Posted by Mike F
More baseless speculation, but I wonder if the Baertschi drama is weighing on Jankowski's insistence on playing hardball - his seeing another 1st round pick get only fleeting glimpses at the NHL for years because he "wasn't ready" (even for different reasons), yet is a full time NHLer in another organization.
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I don't really see how Baertschi would be a factor. We have current 1st rounders who have never played a minute in the AHL and current 1st rounders that have only gotten fleeting glimpses in the NHL. I think most prospects don't have their feelings hurt by playing in the AHL.