Are we in Canada paranoid about 2026 or should we not be worried?

[ORRFForever]

Unless he's having a stupidly good season (i.e. 100+ pt pace and Hart candidate) he's not making the team. You can't make Team Canada as an undersized player just by having a lethal shot. He'll be on Team Canada soon enough, but not in 2026.

Nobody is discounting on how good Bedard will be. But he's a young kid who's pretty one-dimensional at the moment.

I have no idea why so many posters are obsessed with Bedard making Team Canada. It can't be because they think it will help Canada win because he would not improve the team in 2026.

 

[Nucks2001]

Unless he's having a stupidly good season (i.e. 100+ pt pace and Hart candidate) he's not making the team. You can't make Team Canada as an undersized player just by having a lethal shot. He'll be on Team Canada soon enough, but not in 2026.

Nobody is discounting on how good Bedard will be. But he's a young kid who's pretty one-dimensional at the moment.

If you’ve actually watched Bedard this season, you’d know that he’s turned Donato into a 40+pt guy in 50-something games. I’ll admit that he’s not great defensively, but offensively, there’s very few players on Team Canada (other than McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby and MAYBE Marner) that see the ice the way Bedard does.

He’s not just “an undersized player that has a lethal shot.” To say he’s one-dimensional is just wrong though. His offensive toolbox is up there with the best.

 

[NVious]

If you’ve actually watched Bedard this season, you’d know that he’s turned Donato into a 40+pt guy in 50-something games. I’ll admit that he’s not great defensively, but offensively, there’s very few players on Team Canada (other than McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby and MAYBE Marner) that see the ice the way Bedard does.

He’s not just “an undersized player that has a lethal shot.” To say he’s one-dimensional is just wrong though. His offensive toolbox is up there with the best.

Bedards not even ppg or even on pace for 30 goals. There's 10+ guys easily ahead of him. He's not even sniffing a Canada roster spot. For him to take a roster spot, he'd have to be on pace for at least 50+ goals next year. There's no reason to take him otherwise, he's not a big body, he's not some amazing play maker, he doesn't PK, he's not amazing defensively.

At this point he's not even ahead of Celebrini. Nothing against Bedard, but he does nothing for Canada and should just focus on getting better.

 

[ORRFForever]

Bedards not even ppg or even on pace for 30 goals. There's 10+ guys easily ahead of him. He's not even sniffing a Canada roster spot. For him to take a roster spot, he'd have to be on pace for at least 50+ goals next year. There's no reason to take him otherwise, he's not a big body, he's not some amazing play maker, he doesn't PK, he's not amazing defensively.

At this point he's not even ahead of Celebrini. Nothing against Bedard, but he does nothing for Canada and should just focus on getting better.

Well said.

 

[ORRFForever]

Like so many players, Dylan Cozens was not a good fit in Buffalo but he has 2 points in 2 games with Ottawa. Nice to see.

Too big and too talented not to be something better than he currently is.

A third point from an unassisted goal, tonight, against Philly.

Why does Buffalo destroy the career of everyone NOT named Tage?

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Fantilli with another point.

 

[NyQuil]

I'd love to see both Celebrini and Bedard at the WCs.