C Connor Bedard (2023, 1st, CHI) Part 6

[Hockeyholic]

Anaheim would have been glorious. Bedard and McTavish with their established connection followed by Zegras and Terry and backed up by what will be the best D-corps in the league.

But any other team would have offered reason for excitement.

Yep.

And it's not just the scandal either. For his career, he is going to a large market and team with no support.

Anaheim will still be a very good team going forward because they gotba great to potentially elite player at 2.

Columbus got the raw deal here. But they can still get a great player at 3.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Sucks that I can't support Bedard anymore. Not wishing anything bad happens to him, but I sure as hell won't be rooting for or cheering for him. No fault of his own, of course.

I’m sure he’ll be broken up

 

[CanadienShark]

I’m sure he’ll be broken up

Thanks for the input.

 

[Hockeyholic]

Only RNH stayed

Yeah but Draisaitl had somewhat gotten it going by the time Hall left. And Eberle was not shipped out until the summer of 2017.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Chicago is gonna attract some good UFAs this offseason now

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

I honestly didn't realize so many people hated Chicago lol

What a bizzare thing to read now... Gotta love how so many people say it's rigged when it's not their team that wins.

IMO Chicago is a great spot for Bedard

The team is absolute crap and 6-7 years form any hope of contention.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Yeah but Draisaitl had somewhat gotten it going by the time Hall left. And Eberle was not shipped out until the summer of 2017.

Ok. Hawks haven’t had a offseason with bedard yet. Not exactly sure what you want to happen right now.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Chicago is gonna attract some good UFAs this offseason now

There aren't any under 30. Why would they want them?
And why is the header changed? It should not show Chicago until the draft;

 

[Dominance]

I honestly didn't realize so many people hated Chicago lol

What a bizzare thing to read now... Gotta love how so many people say it's rigged when it's not their team that wins.

IMO Chicago is a great spot for Bedard

Justify your statement in light of the following. It is objectively the worst place for him by an indescribably large margin.

Zegras, Terry, McTavish, Zellweger, Drysdale, Dostal, top-5 prospect pool in the league.

Gaudreau, Laine, Johnson, Werenski, Jiricek, solid prospect pool.

Hertl, Couture, Karlsson, Eklund, Bordeleau.

Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Roy, Guhle, Huston.

Keller, Schmaltz, Hayton, Maccelli, Cooley, Guenther, Geekie.

Couturier, Hayes, Konecny, Frost, Farabee, Tippett, Provorov, Hart, Gauthier, York.

Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Carlson, Lapierre, McMichael, Miroshnichenko.

Larkin, Raymond, Seider, Husso, Edvinsson, Kasper, Cossa, Berggren, Wallinder.

Thomas, Kyrou, Schenn, Vrana, Buchnevich, Parayko, Snuggerud, Bolduc, Dean.

Pettersson, Miller, Kuzmenko, Hughes, Demko, Raty, Podkolzin, Lekkerimaki.

But no.

Johnson, Athanasiou, Reichel, the corpse of Jones, and maybe Nazar and Korchinski years from now.

f***. This.


Ideally he would have played first line wing with a quality centre his first year. Every single other team with a shot at him would have offered him that. Chicago has no one. Just a completely devastating turn of events.

 

[Mrfenn92]

There aren't any under 30. Why would they want them?

?

 

[nowhereman]

Chicago shouldn't even have had a first round pick this year. Thanks, Gary. Hope you sleep well knowing that you let the Hawks off the hook.

 

[FDBluth]

Name them.

lol I don't need to name them mang. it's happened with every generational talent, even in Edmonton, which players aren't supposed to want to go to at all--even when they were still bad.

and I'm not a fan of this turn of events by the way.

 

[Dominance]

lol I don't need to name them mang. it's happened with every generational talent, even in Edmonton, which players aren't supposed to want to go to at all--even when they were still bad.

and I'm not a fan of this turn of events by the way.

No, search up the definite list of 2023 free agents and name me the quality players who you think would sign with Chicago. I’m being genuine - as a brand new Blackhawks fan, give me a reason for hope.

 

[FDBluth]

No, search up the definite list of 2023 free agents and name me the quality players who you think would sign with Chicago. I’m being genuine - as a brand new Blackhawks fan, give me a reason for hope.

i'm talking more generally about attracting talent, either in trade or free agency. it won't be a problem in the future. first year will be rough though most likely, however on the positive side Bedard will get tons of freedom and ice time.

 

[TLEH]

Welcome to Chicago

 

[TheDoorDoctor]

I honestly didn't realize so many people hated Chicago lol

What a bizzare thing to read now... Gotta love how so many people say it's rigged when it's not their team that wins.

IMO Chicago is a great spot for Bedard

Next time you see a ‘TOEWS IS/WAS SO OVERRATED’ thread, remember these are all the same people b**ching here

 

[Gabrielor]

I like the Hawks jerseys, so there's that.

 

[Aoko]

Looks really good ngl.

Zegras, Terry, McTavish, Zellweger, Drysdale, Dostal, top-5 prospect pool in the league.

Gaudreau, Laine, Johnson, Werenski, Jiricek, solid prospect pool.

Hertl, Couture, Karlsson, Eklund, Bordeleau.

Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Slafkovsky, Roy, Guhle, Huston.

Keller, Schmaltz, Hayton, Maccelli, Cooley, Guenther, Geekie.

Couturier, Hayes, Konecny, Frost, Farabee, Tippett, Provorov, Hart, Gauthier, York.

Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Wilson, Carlson, Lapierre, McMichael, Miroshnichenko.

Larkin, Raymond, Seider, Husso, Edvinsson, Kasper, Cossa, Berggren, Wallinder.

Thomas, Kyrou, Schenn, Vrana, Buchnevich, Parayko, Snuggerud, Bolduc, Dean.

Pettersson, Miller, Kuzmenko, Hughes, Demko, Raty, Podkolzin, Lekkerimaki.

But no.

Johnson, Athanasiou, Reichel, the corpse of Jones, and maybe Nazar and Korchinski years from now.

f***. This.


Ideally he would have played first line wing with a quality centre his first year. Every single other team with a shot at him would have offered him that. Chicago has no one. Just a completely devastating turn of events.

Don't forget that Fantilli is now part of the Ducks prospect pool.

Honestly, probably a top 3 prospect pool in the NHL now.

 

[Hawkster58]

Good times! Everyone soooo salty makes it even better!

Choke on that haters!

 

[aqsw]

What a waste 5 years from now he'll be going "I'm outa here"

 

[Castle8130]

Can this thread not be a "I hate Chicago because my team didn't win" thread (or whatever other reason you hate us).

Let the hawks fans rejoice

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Can this thread not be a "I hate Chicago because my team didn't win" thread (or whatever other reason you hate us).

Let the hawks fans rejoice

Actually most people are fine with losing the lottery considering the draft class, they are just mad about you guys getting rewarded after the scandal. It's all lotto luck anyways so nothing to go crazy about

 

[Mathieukferland]

Bedard better be on high alert around the video room

 

[ponder]

For Bedard personally, probably the worst place for him to land. Other most likely options were also bad teams, but at least they had some quality talent, some pieces to build around. The cupboards are dry in Chicago, coming into this draft they had IMO the least overall talent/value of all their players and prospects combined. It’s a big hole to dig out of.

 

[Frank Drebin]

If I were a Hawks fan I wouldn't feel one ounce of remorse or guilt about what happened to Kyle Beach 13 years ago. The fans whining about it are a bunch of jokers.

I'm pissed that the Hawks won because they blatantly tanked/sold off their roster.

But thats why we have a lottery.