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Originally Posted by CsInMyBlood
...Since when is .5 PPG is a bad thing? Especially at his price tag of $1.85M. Last year he had 18 goals. That would have tied him with Johnny for 3rd on the Flames in four less games than Gaudreau played.
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I know you didn't want to turn this into a debate about Baertschi, but there is some glaring missing context to your citation of these numbers. There is no way Baertschi would have come close to those 18 goals while playing for the Flames last season. The reason for this is twofold: First, he is not good enough of a player to realistically supplant anyone on the Flames's top-six, and second, his production at that 0.5 pt/gp rate is almost entirely a product of top-line assignments on Bo Horvat's wing in Vancouver. Since Horvat was sidelined with an injury, Baertschi has only a single goal and an assist in six games.
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I know many Flames fans don't want to admit Sven is anything good but he actually is a pretty solid player for the Canucks now.
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His cost is fine for the production, but getting these kinds of numbers from your top-line winger who has demonstrated that he cannot generate much offence on his own must be a bit of a concern. He is a good player, but again, I can't see where he might have fit on the Flames roster.