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Originally Posted by btimbit
I'm getting a lot of vibes from the baertschi trade. Some people were still convinced he'd be a 1st liner and couldn't stand the way the organization treated him. Everyone else saw him for the bottom 6er that he was. I remember one poster even saying he threw a chair when sven got traded.
It's fine to support a player but to blame literally everyone else for his struggles and take every little day to day thing as a slight against him is just odd fanboyism.
I like Bennett, I wish him the best wherever he ends up going, but he doesn't require special treatment
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Seems like a common theme among young players who get a little too big for their britches and assume it must be their coach's fault or org's fault etc.
Keep in mind these guys have likely been treated like superstars and royalty since they were 12. Now they're no longer top dog, being given 3rd/4th line minutes, scracthed. This is all after being a highly touted prospect by the Flames who continually pumped the guy's tires for years.
So yeah, it sucks to be treated as a cast off but welcome to the life of an NHL fringe player.
The absolute worst thing anyone can do, especially Sam Bennett, is take the scratch personal. It shows a lack of life experience and maturity.