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Originally Posted by bigrangy
It was definitely good value recovery for a player who wouldn't sign, but what were Sven's options if he wasn't traded? The Flames would have matched an offer sheet (probably) and while he is European, I don't think he was a flight risk like some other players (Nuke, Jaskin, etc).
But there was no actual need to trade him. Yzerman didn't trade Drouin and that has worked out fine. Chia didn't trade Yak (then he did, and still got a conditional 2nd).
That being said, if they actually traded him because they gave up on him, then it was a good move (but a bad decision, since he obviously is a player).
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This is a very confusing post. You agree that the trade was good value but you don't like it because it worked out okay for Baertschi? That actually sounds pretty jaded.
Baertschi is probably an okay middle sixer, but I am not convinced he is any better a player than Joe Colborne. It was and still is abundantly clear that he had no place on this team moving forward.