Canucks recall Baertschi. Update: expected to play in Game 5

[Hockeyguy15]

I probably won't go out of my way to boo him. I honestly don't care about him, so why would I want to give him any fuel to want to do better?

[burn_this_city]

I'm booing the shrinking violet for sure.

[JohnnySkittles]

interesting to see how he does.

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by troutman

Does not say much for the prospect pool if Sven is the best player you can call up for a critical playoff game.

regardless of their hype or standing as an organization they have called up the player who has been playing best from Utica all year when needed

since he went down hes been a ppg player and from reports on the team playing great

so it's earned

[Camronius]

Originally Posted by jg13

I wonder what the lines look like if Burrows is out.

Prob move Vrbata to play with the Sedins and have Baertschi replace Vrbata?

This is actually pretty scary. The Sedins have been quiet. To start the year Vrbata + the Sedins were dominant, not sure why they split them up. Could be the spark the Sedins need.

Even though it may shrink them even further depth wise, for one game, that line could take over. The only reason I don't want Baertschi to play.

[Hatter]

Hope he takes a ride on the Ferklund express. #Irrelevant.

[Flash Walken]

sureLoss, do we know if this is an emergency recall?

How does that work for Baertschi?

Would his recall have been to replace a different player than Burrows and now Vancouver needs to bring in another forward to replace Burrows?

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Flash Walken

sureLoss, do we know if this is an emergency recall?

How does that work for Baertschi?

Would his recall have been to replace a different player than Burrows and now Vancouver needs to bring in another forward to replace Burrows?

Unlimited recalls in the playoffs, though they can't have more than three on the active roster (or four, if they already had four up). Given the Canucks were generally healthy, I would say this is probably just a normal recall.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by Poe969

Did he screw up in practice and actually bite off his own finger?

Canucks Twitter said it happened during diving practice.

[HotHotHeat]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

regardless of their hype or standing as an organization they have called up the player who has been playing best from Utica all year when needed

since he went down hes been a ppg player and from reports on the team playing great

so it's earned

This just re-enforces Troutman's original comment, no?

And it certainly wasn't "all year"

[keratosis]

Diving to the net. Ya heard that too.

[Aeneas]

Maybe I missed it earlier in the thread, but don't the Canucks have any extra players around? Why Sven.

Flames have Shore and Granlund in the press box. The Canucks must have an extra forward here also?

[Flames89]

Well this will make a great storyline and basically the dream opportunity for Sven...
Also will likely be the game I shed any goodwill towards him.
Good times!

[Gaudfather]

Sven wanted more ice time.... so Ferland will make sure he gets it... up close and personal.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by Goodlad

This might actually be a good game for the Canucks to get Baertschi in. After all the incidents in the last couple of games I expect the refs to be calling absolutely everything. It will probably be a very low level of physicality with lots of special teams time. Perfect opportunity for Sven.

Even if the physicality sees any reduction, there will still be no time or space out there tonight. In addition to being very physical, the other common characteristic in every game of this series has been the extremely high speed, and the relentless back checking.

I don't see how Baertschi fares very well under these circumstances. He's just not that fast, and his decision making requires something he will be short of: time and space.

[Flash Walken]

I hope sven is an afterthought in tonight's game.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

If Baertschi plays, hopefully it will be extra motivation for the new-ish guys (Ferland, Jooris, Bennett and Gaudreau). Not that they need it.

I would guess they would stick in Vey before Baertschi. Either way, just have to play the same way. We will need our best game.

[oldschoolcalgary]

the NHL said it was going to clean up the post whistle scrums... they aren't going to take out the big hits, as long as they are clean, unlike Hamhuis' cheap shot...

Sven is going to get hit a lot I imagine.

[Flash Walken]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

Even if the physicality sees any reduction, there will still be no time or space out there tonight. In addition to being very physical, the other common characteristic in every game of this series has been the extremely high speed, and the relentless back checking.

I don't see how Baertschi fares very well under these circumstances. He's just not that fast, and his decision making requires something he will be short of: time and space.

Yeah, I definitely agree with this.

He's going to be chasing unless he's swooping in the neutral zone looking for an outlet.

That's a major drawback for him in this kind of series I think. It's not the physicality, it's the speed.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary

...Sven is going to get hit a lot I imagine.

That would require him being on the ice and having the puck. What are the chances?