The All-Purpose Sven Baertschi Thread/ Sven Hype Train Re-launch

[TheHudlinator]

All that article does is show that Heartley is nothing really special and doesn't like to take risks. He puts players out until they make a mistake and then benches them until the replacements make mistakes. That is definitely not a good coaching strategy.

Yea it seems to have found him no success either.

 

[Calculon]

Elliotte Friedman 30 thoughts:

12. Watching Sven Baertschi brings reminders of Nino Niederreiter - and not because they're both Swiss. Niederreiter didn't like being in the AHL last season. But he was one of that league's best players and it's a major reason he's making such an impact with the Minnesota Wild. It damaged his relationship with the New York Islanders, despite being the correct move. Does Calgary have similar concerns? The Flames' AHL affiliate, the Abbotsford Heat, are a good team and a stint there makes sense for Baertschi. It's not a failure. It's a step in the development process.

 

[Anglesmith]

Elliotte Friedman 30 thoughts:

I have no concerns about Baertschi's attitude if he goes there. I just hope we keep talking him through every decision.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Elliotte Friedman 30 thoughts:

I don't get this at all saying he compares to Nino but not because he is Swiss. If Sven wasn't swiss that entire comment would have never come up, I mean Scheifele is also struggling like Sven sure Sven has been sat a few times but its not the first or the last time a rookie will be sat. I think Sven sitting has been so overblown and misrepresented.

 

[robbie111]

Considering that the Heat are the first place team in the entire AHL it might be good for Sven to learn in that environment. Having him on a line with Granlund and Ferland who are both torching the league right now would help him. Then bring up that line next year if they find chemistry together. By the way Granlund has points in 9 straight games and Ferland has 17 points in his last 12 games.

 

[King In The North]

Much better player as of late

 

[Janks]

Baer is starting to play very consistent in the neutral and defensive zone. The only thing he's missing now is scoring but that will come. He's come a long way over the year. I think we will see him get more offensive starts with some better line mates soon.

 

[JulianHopper*]

Sven Baertschi has been playing better but I think he has a ways to go and a lot to learn.

At this point I would send him down to Abbotsford for 20 games and evaluate him after that.

I can see why he got benched last night in the third.

Twice he made poor choices with the puck that basically killed the momentum that the Flames had at that time.

You just can't have a guy in your lineup that does that in a close game on a regular basis.

 

[tyflames]

I simply don't understand why he is being kept up if they are going to make him a healthy scratch or bench him. I'm not defending Baertschi but now every time he has the puck he is going to pray he doesn't cough it up or make a bad play because it's back to the pressbox. Send him to the AHL where he can play on a good team and have a little more freedom to develop his game.

 

[Anglesmith]

Sven Baertschi has been playing better but I think he has a ways to go and a lot to learn.

At this point I would send him down to Abbotsford for 20 games and evaluate him after that.

I can see why he got benched last night in the third.

Twice he made poor choices with the puck that basically killed the momentum that the Flames had at that time.

You just can't have a guy in your lineup that does that in a close game on a regular basis.

Frankly, all of our forwards turn the puck over during the game. We just notice it more with Baertschi because when he gets the puck in the offensive zone, we expect him to make something happen.

 

[King In The North]

He got benched for the entire third?

 

[JulianHopper*]

He got benched for the entire third?

Three shifts and just over 2 minutes in the third.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

I say we trade him and get something in return before it's too late.

 

[1989]

I say we trade him and get something in return before it's too late.

I hear Edmonton's trying to trade Eberle. Maybe a Baertschi-Eberle swap and they can throw in their first?

 

[Beats By CoRD]

I say we trade him and get something in return before it's too late.

Not sure who would trade anything of value for an aging Baertschi. If anything he holds negative value.

 

[TheHudlinator]

He got benched for the entire third?

No but he did get his ice time reduced. He had to giveaways at our blueline in the first 2 periods and Hartley said he felt that their were better players to defend the 1 goal lead.

 

[Janks]

Baer + Gio for a 3rd from someone?

Think a team would bite on that? I know Baer has negative value, and Gio is old but it's worth a shot.

 

[Pirate King Luffy]

Baer + Gio for a 3rd from someone?

Think a team would bite on that? I know Baer has negative value, and Gio is old but it's worth a shot.

It's a long shot.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Baer + Gio for a 3rd from someone?

Think a team would bite on that? I know Baer has negative value, and Gio is old but it's worth a shot.

Throw in Hudler and they might bite

 

[Janks]

Throw in TheHudlinator and they might bite

Fixed it?

I kid, I kid. I like you on this board.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Fixed it?

I kid, I kid. I like you on this board.

I will agree to go if you trade me to Chicago or Anaheim

 

[SaintMorose]

I will agree to go if you trade me to Chicago or Anaheim

Ryan Miller got 8 and you got 28?

Well done.

 

[TheHudlinator]

Ryan Miller got 8 and you got 28?

Well done.

I have Jay Z has my agent.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

Has anyone been able to watch the games? He seems to be jobbin' it up in Abby.

 

[Lunatik]

Has anyone been able to watch the games? He seems to be jobbin' it up in Abby.

Friday he was invisible for 95% of the game. Saturday he was more noticeable and had a decent game. His point Saturday was a secondary assist, but his pass was as important as the primary assist, although neither would have gotten a point if Granlund hadn't deked the defenseman out of his jock strap