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Another great comparison. Bedard has a better shot than Yzerman. His backhand is better than most nhl’ers shot.Is Another Steve Yzerman Coming To The NHL?
Fans hoping the Detroit Red Wings find another Steve Yzerman to finish off their rebuilding plan should know one will be available next June. But if the Red Wings play as well as GM Yzerman hopes they will in 2022-23, they have no chance of acquiring him. The player is Regina Pats star Connor...
Curious who you classify as the 5 talented centers with size. I count 6 in Fantilli, Carlsson, Dvorsky, Stramel, Yager, and Ritchie
I just literally watched him play in person on a garbage team in Regina where the second best olayer was a year younger and he put up 51 goals. He’s the real deal.
not sure i see Stramel as a center in the future.
The hype is he could score 500 goals. That much hype.
Realistic I'd say. Of course we'll never know until he's in the show, but people had crazy comps on McDavid too. McDavid met the hype and has been the best player drafted since Lemeiux in my opinion. According to his coach in Regina, Bedard controls the puck and skates like Kane, but with a much better shot and plays with the intensity of Yzerman. That doesn't sound awful.
I don’t think goal scorer with him. I know he is. But I think of slippery, electric eel, playmaker.
It sounds like just what we need. Even comes with “optionality” (thanks Johnny Boy) which is nice given we aren’t sure if Cooley, Geekie, Hayton, McBain, Smith, etc.
Need a 1st (and a top prospect) in a Chychrun deal and if we sign and trade Crouse with retention, we can get another 1st (and likely something else good).
| Rank ▲ | Player | Pos. | Natl. | Team | League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Bedard | C | CAN | Regina | WHL |
| 2 | Matvei Michkov | RW/LW | RUS | SKA | KHL |
| 3 | Adam Fantilli | C | CAN | U. of Michigan | NCAA |
| 4 | Zach Benson | LW | CAN | Winnipeg | WHL |
| 5 | Dalibor Dvorsky | C | SVK | AIK | HockeyAllsvenskan |
| 6 | Leo Carlsson | C/LW | SWE | Örebro | SHL |
| 7 | Brayden Yager | C | CAN | Moose Jaw | WHL |
| 8 | Eduard Sale | LW | CZE | Brno | Czechia |
| 9 | Matthew Wood | RW | CAN | UConn | NCAA |
| 10 | Calum Ritchie | C | CAN | Oshawa | OHL |
Bensen is very good. He stole the top spot on the PP from the guy who was drafted 9th overall last year by Buffalo. An amazing talent. He and Yager are in the same mold and I don't think Ritchie is far behind them.
Three for his crop
Easily 1st last year and very likely 1st in 2021. With hindsight, I’d take him him 1st in 2020, also. But not sure at the time.
They never should have put it in Canada back in December. They never should’ve put it on Canada now in august. They deserve this.I thought they were allowing attendance at World Jr's?
