He played well in Utica and was recalled in November. When he’s on an AHL roster, his cap hit is reduced by about $1 million. Baertschi had been skating with his teammates at Rogers Arena as part of the team’s Phase 2 preparations ahead of training camp, which starts on Monday. Baertschi would be the second player to announce he’s not going to take part in the NHL’s summer program, following Travis Hamonic of the Calgary Flames. Upon being returned to Utica, his agent Andre Rufener asked the Canucks to trade him to another NHL team.
Full details. He scored 18 goals in … Sven Baertschi celebrates a Canucks goal against the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 16, 2019 at Rogers Arena.
“We have added Kole Lind to our Return to Play roster and will continue to focus on preparation for training camp.” Although Baertschi spent much of the season with the AHL’s Utica Comets — he had a six-game cameo in November — he was invited as one of three extra forwards for training camp, which begins Monday and runs until the resumption of exhibition play in Edmonton at the end of the month. © Rich Lam Sven Baertschi celebrates a Canucks goal against the visiting Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 16, 2019 at Rogers Arena. The goalie has been deemed unfit to play, his future in jeopardy… Sven Baertschi, who has repeatedly asked for a trade from the The Swiss winger confirmed on Twitter Saturday afternoon that he has chosen to opt out of the remainder of the 2019-20 season, which is set to resume this week with He cited “concerns and risks of Covid-19 to my family” as his reason for the decision. Baertschi, a 2011 Flames first round draft choice, never lived up to expectations and was dealt to the Canucks two years ago in exchange for a 2015 second round pick. Baertschi stopped short of asking for a trade, although there were reports back in December that his camped had formerly requested a trade, but made it clear that he would not be satisfied playing in the minors for another season. The Calgary Flames recently opened up significant salary cap space by trading away veteran forward Michael Frolik and his $4.3MM cap hit. Hamonic made his announcement on Friday evening.
Baertschi was placed on waivers on the eve of the season and when he cleared, was re-assigned to the Comets, the Canucks’ AHL affiliate. Off to a bad start… “I wish all of my teammates succes.”
Sven Baertschi stops just short of asking for a trade in recent interview. Sven Baertschi, who has repeatedly asked for a trade from the