GDT: Around the League 2023-24 I : "Wake Up. September Has Ended!"

[Tarus]

I completely forgot that Karlsson got traded to the Pens

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

It will be one of the very rare times I'll be watching a game without the Oilers in it.

Does he pull a Matthews and score 4 in his opening night since teams aren't used to his shot yet?

I love Bedard and I’ve been waiting years to see him play in the NHL.

I actually think he might not blow the doors off immediately. Watching him in preseason against some NHLers he seemed to struggle a little bit. He’s trying to do everything with his hands, you can’t deke a whole team out if you don’t have the speed to separate.

Halls an underrated playmaker though, if he can set up Bedard that shot is ridiculous and will beat goalies clean more often than not.

When the Hawks improve it’ll unleash Bedard. Until then he needs to use his head more than he showed in preseason. More head, less hands

 

[BlackDogg]

I love Bedard and I’ve been waiting years to see him play in the NHL.

I actually think he might not blow the doors off immediately. Watching him in preseason against some NHLers he seemed to struggle a little bit. He’s trying to do everything with his hands, you can’t deke a whole team out if you don’t have the speed to separate.

Halls an underrated playmaker though, if he can set up Bedard that shot is ridiculous and will beat goalies clean more often than not.

When the Hawks improve it’ll unleash Bedard. Until then he needs to use his head more than he showed in preseason. More head, less hands

Nvm

 

[RipsADrive]

Hall still falls down a lot.

 

[BlackDogg]

Hall still falls down a lot.

Was half expecting a leg injury from that crash into the boards

 

[Mr Positive]

Bedard was very ineffective at first but had some solid flurries there in the 2nd half of that period.

Also Karlsson looks really good walking that line. If it could have been done, that would have been a hell of an add for us.

 

[gordonhught]

Bedard and Crosby arguing about which one is the second best player in the league and which one is the third best.

 

[TheNumber4]

Bedard and Crosby arguing about which one is the second best player in the league.

Heard they buried the hatchet.

"Well atleast we agree it's definitely not Matthews."

"LOL of course not"

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Bedard sure shoots a lot.

 

[bellagiobob]

The league promoted Bedard more this past week than they did McDavid in total in the last 8 years. Wish the kid went to Winnipeg or somewhere like that, so that I could actually cheer for him, and the league would have left him in anonymity like they did McDavid.

 

[DrDrai]

Man Bedard looks small. He’s like Pat Kane small.

Definitely getting bodied, will be interesting to see how he handles that aspect because his skating isn’t as good as Kane.

The league promoted Bedard more this past week than they did McDavid in total in the last 8 years. Wish the kid went to Winnipeg or somewhere like that, so that I could actually cheer for him, and the league would have left him in anonymity like they did McDavid.

Ya that’s the NHL. The sooner that Bettman is gone the better.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

It feels like every NHL game has 2 coach's challenges.

The league promoted Bedard more this past week than they did McDavid in total in the last 8 years. Wish the kid went to Winnipeg or somewhere like that, so that I could actually cheer for him, and the league would have left him in anonymity like they did McDavid.

Hockey is now an American sport. Could you imagine if Connor McDavid was drafted by the New York Rangers?

 

[DrDrai]

So the NHL has a camera angle on the blue line but teams don’t have access. Makes sense…

 

[bellagiobob]

Wish they would change the offside rule. Just sucks the life out of the game. Call the Duchene type ones, leave the rest alone.

 

[DrDrai]

Legendary 2nd assist.

 

[GMofOilers]

Bedard sure looks good for a 18 year old, not surprising, he will score a ppg this year.

 

[gordonhught]

Good for Gazdic talking about Drai during the Bedard preview game.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Bedard doesnt have that speed through the neutral zone that McDavid has but he takes a ton of shots
No doubt he scores 40 goals like Matthews did in his rookie season if he keeps shooting
Still looks small out there

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Coach trusting Ol'man Perry in the final seconds of a period. Great mentor for Bedard.

 

[Cloned]

Hot take: Bedard won’t score more than 25 this year.

I think his skating will hold him back.

 

[DrDrai]

Hot take: Bedard won’t score more than 25 this year.

I think his skating will hold him back.

I’m a negative Nancy myself, I know it’s his first game but he doesn’t look that dangerous to me. It’s going to get pretty old watching him take 10 shots a game from everywhere with nothing to show for it.

He’s small and average skating right now, they are also looking for him every moment. I think he gets close to 30 and around 70 pts.

 

[FlameChampion]

Bedard will be interesting how he does 5 on 5 over the course of the year.

I have no doubt that he has the potential to score a ton of pp goals. But unfortunately for him, hes got no one to get him the puck.

 

[gordonhught]

Hot take: Bedard won’t score more than 25 this year.

I think his skating will hold him back.

Elite hockey sense but a bit smaller without elite speed.

edit - kind of reminds me of nuge a bit.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Hot take: Bedard won’t score more than 25 this year.

I think his skating will hold him back.

He’s getting to the right spots though, prime shooting position
He’s no McDavid but no one in NHL history is

 

[Nunymare]

Good lord the Hawks PP is depressing