For the talk about Baertschi and him not being dominant, I really would not worry about it at all.
I am not sure if anyone watched him with Portland/AHL, but I saw a few games where he looked very average. He isn't huge, he doesn't have an incredible shot, and he isn't the fastest guy. What he does do however is he wins battles in the corner, has excellent vision as well as excellent puck possession skills. Those are not eye popping skills but if you watch a game he usually isn't the guy you notice.
However when you look at the score sheet often times he has a goal and a couple assists by the end of the night. He isn't a dazzler but he can control the pace of play with his possession and has the ability to find the open guy.
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