I don't see Sven reaching that next level. I know he's said the right things, about how he wasn't mature or serious enough, and I don't want to come off as bitter, but I just don't see the drive and skill in him.
He has been put in two extremely good positions for individual success. First with Calgary, with no depth on wing and no highly touted prospects, and still couldn't grab a spot on the team. Now he was moved to Vancouver, given a free spot next to Horvat (who I believe is getting underrated) and still wasn't able to put up any numbers of significance. I mean he's going to be 24 with a career high of 28 points. Bouma was able to put up 34 points as a 24 year old because of the Flames lack of depth. Once the Canucks actually grab a true top 6 winger, Baertschi will be out of a job.
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