Flames move Sven Baertschi to Canucks for 2nd-round pick
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The Calgary Flames traded Sven Baertschi to the Vancouver Canucks for a 2015 second-round pick, the teams announced.
Baertschi has become a forgotten man in Calgary, spending the bulk of the last three seasons with the Flames' AHL affiliate in Abbotsford.
"In recent months ... Sven had requested to be moved, was looking for an opportunity elsewhere." - Treliving
— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) March 2, 2015
The 22-year-old has eight goals and 28 points in 66 games with the big club, who invested the 13th-overall pick in 2011 on the Swiss scorer.
Baertschi joins a strong group of prospects in the Canucks' system, which includes fellow first-round selections Jake Virtanen, Jared McCann, Bo Horvat and Hunter Shinkaruk.