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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Granlund was useful enough, but was never going to be more than a tweener here, especially when Bennett looked like a more sure thing.
Baertschi was, in fact, a terrible fourth liner. He simply cannot play that role, and would never be a higher winger on this team. he needs second line minutes and linemates to make any impact. Even now, I think he's the product of this linemates and not a real impact player. What winger on the Flames' lines 1-3 would he displace? And if you want him on the fourth line over Brouwer and/or Versteeg/Hathaway/Lazar/Stajan/Freddie, is he a better option than Mangiapane?
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Not that I like Baertschi, but why can't be a small skilled guy be a 4th liner? They get easy match-ups and can skate around with the puck while the other team has their 'energy' slugs out there. I'd rather have Sven on the 4th line than a guy like Brouwer or Glass who spend the entire shift chasing the puck around in their own end.