[Trade] Flames trade Baertschi to VAN for a 2015 2nd round pick (Baertschi requested trade)

[Ozy_Flame]

Reto Berra karma.

[d_phaneuf]

Farhan saying 2015 2nd rounder

News 1130 saying 2017

[CalgaryFan1988]

People say this is Treliving's team and Burke doesn't meddle. This has Burke written all over it, BRUTAL!!!

[stone hands]

Not a bad return for a soft skill player with almost zero production outside of like 3 games

[You Need a Thneed]

Waiver status of Sven going forward a huge part of why this trade was made.

[locsofblu]

This doesn't make sense at all. Unless we flip the second for something.

[ComixZone]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Disappointing. Clearly Sven had lost the confidence of the organization to the point that
- they wanted to return him to get some return
- They were willing to trade him to a divisional rival
- they didn't think he would turn it around so they re-set the clock on the prospect with a later pick

Bottom line is if they didn't see him any longer as an NHLer I get it. This could bite the team back though. Sven was a guy I thought would be quite the player.

Sven has all the tools.

I view this as a failure. The Flames failed to develop him correctly. Feaster and Burke are to blame.

[ClubFlames]

Dammit! Not to Vancouver out of all places! Still a young guy but I guess he was a diminishing asset so Flames cashed in as soon as possible. This gives us 3-second round picks in the upcoming draft though which could be exciting in a deep draft.

I wonder if Feaster will tweet about this trade?

[Obsidian]

Dealing the Glencross and Sven 2nds elsewhere for a young roster player or prospect?

Could be more shoes to drop. At least I hope.

[nemanja2306]

A giant FAIL for Treliving on this one.

[AC]

Originally Posted by Miniac

Then why rush to trade him!?

Because he's waiver eligible come October, at which point we'd get virtually nothing for him as teams know they could get him for free if they wait.

I liked Sven, but he got pushed out by our other prospects.

[saXon]

The trade is meh. He wasn't being given a shot, and now Vancouver has to twiddle their thumbs after the 1st round all the way until the 3rd. As Treliving said before, it's not a fun place to be at the draft table.

[Looch City]

Fire Treliving.

[Table 5]

Not a fan of this to be honest. For that price, I'd rather haven given a chance the rest of the year, and trade him in the summer if needed.

[PsYcNeT]

Lol such gloom and doom.

Fair trade.

[sworkhard]

Originally Posted by Hesla

Also. Bartschi becomes waiver eligible next season. If he doesnt make the team out of camp he would be waived/traded then and likely at a return similar to Colborne

That's a really good point, and since there's a really good chance he doesn't make the team out of camp, this is probably a good trade.

[bubbsy]

13th overall who's yet to show real substance, but his value's dropped to being a mid-round 2nd round pick??

to a division rival??

to the nucks??

i can't believe there wasn't a similar type d prospect out there to be had. i was happy at an uneventful deadline other than the expected glencross and depth d move. this one leaves a pretty sour taste.

i am curious what the flames have planned at the draft. three 2nd rounders, sounds intriguing.

[Rerun]

Not surprised he got traded. He just couldn't seem to do enough to impress management to stay.
Good for him. A fresh start with another team may do him the world of good.

Good luck Sven. I hope you have a long and fruitful career in the NHL but you're snake bit every time you play the Flames.

[sureLoss]

Weisbrod must have been campaigning for Baertschi

[Wood]

To risk trading him to the Canucks they should have at least got the same return Connolly got. A second isn't enough