Baertschi scratched again.

[Anglesmith]

Too vague. That's not really "calling" it.

Well, I 'told you so' that it was too early to jump to conclusions; that's all I meant.

Recent studies indicate that premature over-reaction affects 1 in 3 men on CFHF.

 

[MarkGio]

Well, I 'told you so' that it was too early to jump to conclusions; that's all I meant.

Recent studies indicate that premature over-reaction affects 1 in 3 men on CFHF.

I wouldn't know

 

[Lunatik]

And this ladies and gents is why overreacting to a Roger Millions tweet is a half baked idea. The guy is the furthest thing from an insider his sources are pretty much non-existent.

 

[Anglesmith]

And this ladies and gents is why overreacting to a Roger Millions tweet is a half baked idea. The guy is the furthest thing from an insider his sources are pretty much non-existent.

Apparently Steinberg isn't above this either.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Apparently Steinberg isn't above this either.

Atleast Steinberg didn't try and pretend to have the insider story, Millions literally said that Hartley was at his end with Sven.

 

[Anglesmith]

Atleast Steinberg didn't try and pretend to have the insider story, Millions literally said that Hartley was at his end with Sven.

"Literally" is, as usual, the wrong word here. He said it "seems" that was by what he was hearing from "insiders."

But that aside, have you looked at his furious backtracking on twitter? He is basically saying that Hartley was intentionally playing games with the media.

 

[TheHudlinator]

"Literally" is, as usual, the wrong word here. He said it "seems" that was by what he was hearing from "insiders."

But that aside, have you looked at his furious backtracking on twitter? He is basically saying that Hartley was intentionally playing games with the media.

True he did say that he was hearing from insiders but he was still trying to make it look like he knew something was going on when it wasn't.

 

[Bosnian Beast]

"Literally" is, as usual, the wrong word here. He said it "seems" that was by what he was hearing from "insiders."

But that aside, have you looked at his furious backtracking on twitter? He is basically saying that Hartley was intentionally playing games with the media.

True, which allows Millions to claim plausible deniability when people call him out. He can go "I didn't say that it was a sure thing, it just seemed likely." His words didn't say Sven was a sure scratch because of Hartley, but the implication is that Sven was going to be a scratch because Hartley was apparently at wits end with him. He even threw other Sportsnet employees (eg: Steinberg) for a loop because of his stupid tweet.

 

[Lunatik]

Apparently Steinberg isn't above this either.

Didn't Steinberg just say "Millions is reporting this"? Not that Steinberg is all that great either.

 

[Bosnian Beast]

This seems to be the only tweet that Steinberg made that wasn't a response to others and their opinions on scratching Sven:

Pat Steinberg ‏@Fan960Steinberg 6h
Sounds like false alarm re: Baertschi. Looks like he'll play tonight. Jackman and Smith look to sit out. #Flames

 

[Anglesmith]

This seems to be the only tweet that Steinberg made that wasn't a response to others and their opinions on scratching Sven:

Pat Steinberg ‏@Fan960Steinberg 6h
Sounds like false alarm re: Baertschi. Looks like he'll play tonight. Jackman and Smith look to sit out. #Flames

Well, he had these two tweets, the first of which seems to indicate that he heard the same thing as Roger Millions from his own sources, and the second of which was a direct opinion from him:

Pat Steinberg ‏@Fan960Steinberg 9m
On Sven sitting, nothing official yet, but hearing the same as @RogMillions looks like he'll sit out tonight. #Flames

Pat Steinberg ‏@Fan960Steinberg 9m
At this point it's very clear he's playing from behind with this coach. Confusing for many on the outside, me included. #Flames

 

[Bosnian Beast]

Weird. I didn't see either of those tweets on his twitter I went to grab that one to share with AH. I was actually looking for those ones specifically, did he maybe delete them, or am I just blind?

 

[Lunatik]

Weird. I didn't see either of those tweets on his twitter I went to grab that one to share with AH. I was actually looking for those ones specifically, did he maybe delete them, or am I just blind?

I saw the one of Steinberg's but I misread it. But lie I said Steinberg is not much better than Millions. I think they both are very poor sources for anything. Then again the only member of the Calgary media I would listen to is Duha

 

[Anglesmith]

Weird. I didn't see either of those tweets on his twitter I went to grab that one to share with AH. I was actually looking for those ones specifically, did he maybe delete them, or am I just blind?

I grabbed these from my earlier post rather than his twitter feed, so they may be deleted.

 

[Hand of Gaudreau]

I think we can all agree that was Baertschi's best outing of the young season? He looks strong on the puck, was making plays, creating chances, and if it weren't for those pesky ref's skate he may have set up more than just the one goal. I think he earned his spot, and gave the coach's a reason to keep him with Mono and Hudler today.

Also interesting side note, if you add Hudler's number and Monohan's number you get Baertschi's. It's meant to be!

 

[1989]

Also interesting side note, if you add Hudler's number and Monohan's number you get Baertschi's. It's meant to be!

The Math Line?
The Equation Line?
The Sum Is Greater Than Each Individual Part Line?

 

[Hand of Gaudreau]

The Math Line?
The Equation Line?
The Sum Is Greater Than Each Individual Part Line?

The Solution

 

[SmellOfVictory]

The Solution

I got chills.

 

[Guido Sarducci]

And this ladies and gents is why overreacting to a Roger Millions tweet is a half baked idea. The guy is the furthest thing from an insider his sources are pretty much non-existent.

?????

I know that Roger Millions doesn't seem to be well respected on this board but a guy who travels with the team and regularly talks to the players/coaches/management is about the closest thing there is to being an insider, not the furthest.

Just my own speculation (not claiming to be an insider) but did anyone else think it was kind of wierd that Burke, Feaster and Wiesbrod were at the game? Baertschi was going to be a healthy scratch. He practiced in the fifth line. Then when the big shots showed up he was playing. Seems to me like Hartley was over ruled.

I have a feeling that whatever is going on between Hartley and Baertschi is personal and it will not end well for Bob Hartley.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Just my own speculation (not claiming to be an insider) but did anyone else think it was kind of wierd that Burke, Feaster and Wiesbrod were at the game? Baertschi was going to be a healthy scratch. He practiced in the fifth line. Then when the big shots showed up he was playing. Seems to me like Hartley was over ruled.

I have a feeling that whatever is going on between Hartley and Baertschi is personal and it will not end well for Bob Hartley.

Didn't even think of that until you mentioned it. Part of me feels a bit tinfoil hat, but part of me agrees with you. Whether it's a personal thing between Bart & Hartley or whether it's something bigger going down, it would be interesting to be a fly on the wall during that decision process.

 

[TheHudlinator]

?????

I know that Roger Millions doesn't seem to be well respected on this board but a guy who travels with the team and regularly talks to the players/coaches/management is about the closest thing there is to being an insider, not the furthest.

Just my own speculation (not claiming to be an insider) but did anyone else think it was kind of wierd that Burke, Feaster and Wiesbrod were at the game? Baertschi was going to be a healthy scratch. He practiced in the fifth line. Then when the big shots showed up he was playing. Seems to me like Hartley was over ruled.

I have a feeling that whatever is going on between Hartley and Baertschi is personal and it will not end well for Bob Hartley.

Sven practiced with his line but also let Jackman take a few line rushes. Hartley has done this since he got here, he makes sure that everyone is in the practice and working hard. Why was Sven choosen I don't know but to think this is a strange occurrence is wrong.

 

[Guido Sarducci]

Healthy scratches or the "fifth line" stay out after practice for extra conditioning. Isn't that what started the whole thing yesterday?

 

[King In The North]

I read elsewhere Jackman was the last man out after inital Bartschi scratch tweets

 

[Guido Sarducci]

I read elsewhere Jackman was the last man out after inital Bartschi scratch tweets

k, thanks.

 

[Anglesmith]

?????

I know that Roger Millions doesn't seem to be well respected on this board but a guy who travels with the team and regularly talks to the players/coaches/management is about the closest thing there is to being an insider, not the furthest.

Just my own speculation (not claiming to be an insider) but did anyone else think it was kind of wierd that Burke, Feaster and Wiesbrod were at the game? Baertschi was going to be a healthy scratch. He practiced in the fifth line. Then when the big shots showed up he was playing. Seems to me like Hartley was over ruled.

I have a feeling that whatever is going on between Hartley and Baertschi is personal and it will not end well for Bob Hartley.

Maybe it's just me, but I seem to see a camera shot of Feaster and Weisbrod during pretty much every game, so I'm not sure why people keep pointing this out as if it's news. I would expect Burke to attend most games as well given his position.