03-14-2013, 10:15 PM
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#61
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Originally Posted by joe_mullen
Backlund? He of 51 career points at the age of 24? A little too early to call him a success. Also, an arguement could be made that he would be much further along if he was treated differently.
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Read carefully, I said survive. Never said success.
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03-18-2013, 01:18 PM
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#62
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Flames fan in Seattle
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So back to Baertschi, has he had some more AHL games played? Checked the stats for the heat and it just shows 7 goals and 13 assists and couldn't find a game log.
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03-18-2013, 01:21 PM
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#63
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Ontario
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Baertschi had a goal and an assist yesterday in a 5-4 SO win for the heat.
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03-18-2013, 01:41 PM
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#64
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Location: Ontario
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03-18-2013, 01:48 PM
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#65
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central CA
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Originally Posted by Mitch
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Really like the hard work by Reinhart on that last goal to help the Heat tie it up late.
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03-18-2013, 01:48 PM
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#66
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I believe in the Jays.
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Goal and assist for Sven yesterday. Very good to see. He just needs to get some confidence back and perhaps a bit more strength and will be back in a Flames uniform in no time.
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03-18-2013, 01:57 PM
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#67
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Oklahoma - Where they call a puck a ball...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FBI
So back to Baertschi, has he had some more AHL games played? Checked the stats for the heat and it just shows 7 goals and 13 assists and couldn't find a game log.
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http://theahl.com/stats/gamebygame.php?id=4632
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03-18-2013, 06:24 PM
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#68
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HELPNEEDED
This board expected way too much out of Baertschi, he just is not there.
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Assigning the nickname ",Fricken," to junior age or just-drafted players is a sure sign of overexpectation.
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03-18-2013, 06:35 PM
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#69
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Originally Posted by Badger Bob
Assigning the nickname ",Fricken," to junior age or just-drafted players is a sure sign of overexpectation.
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It's just a meme... it doesn't actually mean or do anything.
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03-19-2013, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under
Goal and assist for Sven yesterday. Very good to see. He just needs to get some confidence back and perhaps a bit more strength and will be back in a Flames uniform in no time.
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I agree Backlund is a good example creating more impact every shift he is on the ice... drives to the net hard, battles in the corners more because his strength increased
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03-22-2013, 04:08 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary
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An article with some Sven stuff:
http://www.abbynews.com/sports/heat/news/199439801.html
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Baertschi hadn't scored in a game since way back on Nov. 16 vs. the Rochester Americans. In the interim, he'd waded through a couple of injuries and a goalless 10-game stint with the Calgary Flames.
But just past the eight-minute mark of the first period on Sunday in San Antonio, Krys Kolanos fired a centering pass from the corner that got deflected and bounced off Ben Walter's hip. The puck fluttered through the air into the slot, and we'll let Baertschi take the story from here.
"It lands right in front of me, but it's too far away," he recounted, eyes widening. "So I use a golf swing like this" – Baertschi mimed a nine-iron stroke, his hands close together – "and it goes in the net.
"Who would have thought that's how it would happen? Usually it's some greasy goal you stuff in (to break a slump)."
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In the end, it made all kinds of sense to send the 20-year-old back to Abbotsford for more seasoning, but that doesn't mean the move didn't sting.
"I really felt uncomfortable to a point," Baertschi said, reflecting on his time with the Flames. "Stuff happened that, let's say, was tough to understand for me – coach's decisions and stuff.
"I had a tough time. Certain games I was playing well, but then I didn't get a big chance because maybe he (Hartley) didn't trust me enough yet. It's tough to say as a coach – he has a lot of pressure, because he has to make the playoffs this year.
"I was trying my best up there, and in the end, I guess I wasn't good enough."
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It's nigh unto impossible, though, for a happy-go-lucky gent like Baertschi to be down for long. He noted that Anaheim Ducks superstars Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, who recently signed contract extensions totaling $135 million, were both demoted to the AHL during their rookie seasons. And he knows there are people in this world who have it a lot worse than him.
"I see things on TV where people are poor or they have cancer – then I'm like, why am I so angry? Why am I so frustrated?" he said.
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Baertschi is also drawing energy from being around his Heat teammates again.
"I love these guys here – they're awesome dudes," he said with a grin. "While I was up there (in Calgary), I really missed them."
"It's been a weird season so far," he added. "But that's the way it goes. I'm here, and I love these guys and the coaching staff and everything. I have fun down here."
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03-22-2013, 04:13 PM
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#72
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
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Not to take this OT, goodness knows we have a few threads on this, but if Hartley "has to make the playoffs" then...well...
And Feaster (joked?) that him and Hartley were a package deal when they signed him...connect the dots.
Good interview with Sven. Keep him away from the trepidation and tension in the room if things dont improve the rest of this season.
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03-22-2013, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ontario
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God do I love this kid.
We can have all the MacKinnon, Gaudreau and Barkov's we want, but I still think the years will prove Baertschi to be my favourite.
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03-22-2013, 04:14 PM
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#74
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central CA
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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
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How can you not root for his kid to succeed?
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03-22-2013, 04:21 PM
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#75
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Hartley couldn't destroy his spirit. Good for Sven.
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03-22-2013, 04:40 PM
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#76
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Jah Chalgary
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Troy G. Ward will destroy his soul.
It is known...
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03-22-2013, 04:44 PM
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#77
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Originally Posted by MissTeeks
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Done. I am getting a Sven jersey. I love this kid.
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03-22-2013, 04:47 PM
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#78
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phaneufenstein
Troy G. Ward will destroy his soul.
It is known...
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LOL
Next year's Flames will be very young, with Ward as coach.
If that is the case I'll put $10 that they make the playoffs next year.
Back to Sven: Pretty amazing resiliency, lots of vets on this team couldn't handle that demotion as well as he did.
I hope Jones learns from that attitude and applies himself.
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03-22-2013, 11:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: The toilet of Alberta : Edmonton
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Badgers Nose
LOL
Next year's Flames will be very young, with Ward as coach.
If that is the case I'll put $10 that they make the playoffs next year.
Back to Sven: Pretty amazing resiliency, lots of vets on this team couldn't handle that demotion as well as he did.
I hope Jones learns from that attitude and applies himself.
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Didn't Hartley sign a 3 year deal? I mean, obviously a coach can be fired at any time, but do you think Edward's would want to pay this guy for 2 more years to sit at home? Anyways, regarding Feaster, if he can accept the inevitable and finally trade some guys for picks/prospects, I wouldn't mind seeing him at the helm of a retool. I like what Feaster/Weisbrod/Conroy have done in terms of drafting and hopefully they can continue to stock the cupboards with additional picks.
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03-23-2013, 01:07 AM
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#80
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Surely to goodness there are better coaches than Troy Ward available for the Flames.
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