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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Such a shallow way to look at it...
Baertschi gets 15 minutes a night of ice-time, the same as Bennett, and more than Tkachuk. Would Baertschi be getting more ice-time than Tkachuk if he were on the Flames?
Granlund is getting the same ice-time as Backlund. Nuff said.
Give any decent player ice-time and they will get some points. Neither of these guys would be getting a regular shift on the Flames.
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Agreed. Flames aren't missing Granlund at all, still doesn't mean it wasn't a good trade for the Nucks. Granlund is the more valuable asset of the two right now (meaning between him and Hunter). Would Granlund get a regular shift on the Flames this year, despite his goal totals, I'm not sure he would. He was expendable because we have others who can do what he does better than him.
Baertschi I'm less convinced couldn't be helping this team (and many of you may remember I'm not a fan of Baertschi and his handling of things when he was here). But he still doesn't look like a complete player, and I'm still not convinced he'd make this team in the roll he'd need to play here, but it's a question mark for me. We do need to remember, he wanted out because he wasn't willing to do the things it was going to take to make this team. Would he be playing as well if he'd stayed? Did he need to the change of scenery to get over the victim mentality he had? Not sure he ever would have if he'd stayed, and still not sure he's got the make up we want around our club anyway.