C Connor Bedard - Regina Pats, WHL (2023 Draft) Part 3

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

27g 58p in his last 27 games?

That's pretty nutty for a draft-1 player...

 

[ORRFForever]

points, season breakout (so far)

1st game of the season, 2 goals (2.00 ppg)
Next 10 games, 2+3 (0.50 ppg)
2+1 in his next game (3.00 ppg)
Next 9 games, 3+1 (0.44 ppg)
9 game point streak, 10+13 (2.55 ppg)
0+0 in his next game (0.00 ppg)
17 game point streak, 17+18 (2.05 ppg)

in 20 games, 5 goals, 4 assists, 9 points (0.45 ppg)
in 27 games, 32 goals, 32 assists, 64 points (2.40 ppg)

vs teams

vs Prince Albert Raiders : 5. 5+5 (2.00 ppg)
vs Winnipeg Ice : 3. 0+0 (0.00 ppg)
vs Moose Jaw Warriors : 5. 5+4 (1.80 ppg)
vs Brandon WheetKings : 4. 0+4 (1.00 ppg)
vs Saskatoon Blades : 4. 4+1 (1.25 ppg)
vs Swift Current Broncos : 4. 4+5 (2.25 ppg)
vs Red Deer Rebels : 4. 1+2 (0.75 ppg)
vs Edmonton Oil Kings : 3. 3+2 (1.66 ppg)
vs Lethbridge Hurricanes : 5. 3+4 (1.40 ppg)
vs Medicine Hat Tiger : 3. 4+1 (1.66 ppg)
vs Calgary Hitmen 6. 8+8 (2.66 ppg)

It's nice that he's finishing the season so strong.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

Yeah but it's a good sign nonetheless. That sort of skill is still useful in tight, just harder to do in a sequence like that vs NHL players.

Yeah it was more of a comment to the "don't think NHL guys can make plays like that"

 

[WangMustGo]

Reminds me more of Patrick Kane/Brayden Point hybrid, who have made some very good d-men look silly.

Reminds me a bit of a Datsyuk/Sakic hybrid. Granted i have only watched highlights and clips of his games.

 

[ORRFForever]

1G

 

[ORRFForever]

1G

1G + 2A

 

[ORRFForever]

Pats can't hold a lead. What else is knew?

O.T.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

18 game point streak. Pretty mint.

 

[BlueBull]

Bedard is Easily the best draft prospect since McDavid.

Is anything that he specializes at that I should know?

Because it's likely going to become the new trend in Future Drafts if he succeds.

 

[FDBluth]

Bedard is Easily the best draft prospect since McDavid.

Is anything that he specializes at that I should know?

Because it's likely going to become the new trend in Future Drafts if he succeds.

his shot is probably the best since...I don't even know

 

[Albatros]

Bedard is Easily the best draft prospect since McDavid.

It remains unclear whether he's even the best prospect of his own draft.

 

[Bubbles]

his shot is probably the best since...I don't even know

He had a goal in February that shocked me. He beat a goalie from well beyond the circles and the puck exited faster than the goalie reacting to the shot.

His shot reminds me a lot of Alex Semin.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Could probably make it on a 4th line

 

[Gold Standard]

It remains unclear whether he's even the best prospect of his own draft.

It's been clear to me for quite some time. not all that close really.

 

[Gold Standard]

I'd rather he not do the Radulov swashbuckler twist there, but whatever, It was a sweet little finish for Bedard.

 

[alko]

Comparing him and Wright... How big is the gap?

 

[BlueBull]

Comparing him and Wright... How big is the gap?

Maybe McDavid and Matthews as Prospects.
Wright is still a great prospect, but Bedard is so much better.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

5th in league scoring.. I don't see him catching the top 2 scorers but there is potential he could finishe 3rd in scoring IMO

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Comparing him and Wright... How big is the gap?

Huge. It's a chasm.

Consider that in his last 28gp, Bedard has 4 more goals (28) and only 10 less points (61) than Wright has all season, despite playing on a way worse team.

The difference was obvious at the WJC.

 

[Sweetpotato]

Comparing him and Wright... How big is the gap?

Very very obvious gap in talent, Crosby vs Bergeron, McDavid vs Matthews, etc both will be great players but Bedard is clearly a better player currently let alone the difference there will be in their respective draft years.

 

[wetcoast]

It remains unclear whether he's even the best prospect of his own draft.

Doesn't change the answer to the question though does it?

 

[wetcoast]

Maybe McDavid and Matthews as Prospects.
Wright is still a great prospect, but Bedard is so much better.

That's not really as big a gap as some people make it out to be though.

 

[ottawa]

That's not really as big a gap as some people make it out to be though.

It's pretty big to everyone outside of Toronto

 

[QJL]

It's pretty big to everyone outside of Toronto

I’m not from Toronto or a fan. It’s not a big gap. Matthews defensive transformation really makes it interesting. He’s been better this season. If he keeps it up again next year it’ll be neck and neck.

 

[nbwingsfan]

I’m not from Toronto or a fan. It’s not a big gap. Matthews defensive transformation really makes it interesting. He’s been better this season. If he keeps it up again next year it’ll be neck and neck.

Not sure like 1.5 seasons makes up for McDavid being much better every other season of their career but this isn’t the thread to discuss that.

Can’t wait to see Bedard play next season and see the type of numbers he can put up on an actual good team after getting bigger and better next year. McDvaid type numbers in the lower scoring WHL would be huge