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C Connor Bedard - Regina Pats, WHL (2023 Draft) Part 4

habsrule4eva3089 said:
It doesn't really matter that he's going first overall.

Everyone with a Hockey brain knows he will be judged in comparison to Michkov. Neither has separated themselves from each other and both are future legends of the game.

Both are the next in line and will be fun to see for the next 15 years. A much lesser version of Crosby vs Ovechkin perhaps. Since McDavid has no equal it will be fine to have that rivalry.
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Michkov won't be in the NHL for 5 years, Kaprizov style. Good argument that Kaprizov is the 2nd best player from the 2015 draft but even knowing what we know now, would any team that was bad enough to draft 2nd overall back then take him 2nd overall at the time? If McDavid wasn't part of that draft would anyone even take him over Eichel or Marner knowing those guys would play for them right away and make an impact
 
KirkAlbuquerque said:
Michkov won't be in the NHL for 5 years, Kaprizov style. Good argument that Kaprizov is the 2nd best player from the 2015 draft but even knowing what we know now, would any team that was bad enough to draft 2nd overall back then take him 2nd overall at the time? If McDavid wasn't part of that draft would anyone even take him over Eichel or Marner knowing those guys would play for them right away and make an impact
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Who of you come up with this stuff of 5 years?

Michkov has a contract for 3 more years. That's it. That's the latest he will join NHL
 
bedard's season so far

game 1 : 0+0 (Moose Jaw) - 0.00 ppg
game 2 : 3+1 (Moose Jaw) - 4.00 ppg
game 3 : 2+1 (Edmonton) - 3.00 ppg
game 4 : 0+1 (Red Deer) - 1.00 ppg
game 5 : 0+1 (Calgary) - 1.00 ppg
game 6 : 0+2 (Brandon) - 2.00 ppg



next game october 8th, winnipeg ice @ regina
bedard's career stats vs winnipeg : 8 games, 0+5, -12
- 8 losses, 0 wins - gd 17-47 (-30)
 
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GeorgeLeafer12 said:
bedard's season so far

game 1 : 0+0 (Moose Jaw) - 0.00 ppg
game 2 : 3+1 (Moose Jaw) - 4.00 ppg
game 3 : 2+1 (Edmonton) - 3.00 ppg
game 4 : 0+1 (Red Deer) - 1.00 ppg
game 5 : 0+1 (Calgary) - 1.00 ppg
game 6 : 0+2 (Brandon) - 2.00 ppg



next game october 8th, winnipeg ice @ regina
bedard's career stats vs winnipeg : 8 games, 0+5, -12
- 8 losses, 0 wins - gd 17-47 (-30)
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The ice have been an elite team the last 2 seasons and Bedard has been 15 and 16 so the last paragraph needs some context.

Bedard is leading the WHL in points and is second in goals he will lead both shortly and for the season.
 
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His start to the season has been adequate. No one’s going to challenge him for 1OA. Michkov could end up having a better season and could be the better prospect at the end of the season, but it won’t matter. Bedard hasn’t done anything to lose himself the 1OA spot, and Michkov’s been unable to put up an all-time draft season that maybe could cause some debate if Michkov should be considered for 1OA.

There are two things I’ve noticed that could help him stay at center eventually.

The WHL website now lists him at 5’10. He turns 18 in July, so it’s quite possible he’s still growing. Does anyone know if the teams measure the players each training camp and then report the new measurements to the league? Will he measure at the combine? That’s going to be one of the main questions surrounding his draft profile. It’d probably be stupid for him to. If he measures at like 5’8 or 5’8.5 instead of 5’10, that could hurt his draft stock, even if he’d still likely be 1OA.

His face off numbers have also improved year to year in the WHL. He’s nearly 55% this season, which is pretty good. He’s improved 3-5% each season. He doesn’t need to be 55% in the NHL. But he can’t be 35% or 40%. That he’s winning them at 55% against a league where he’s younger than the majority of players suggests he’ll probably do well enough in them in the NHL.
 
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LavarBall said:
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His shot is just so ridiculous. Defender all over him, with his stick right in Bedard’s shooting pocket, few players would be able to get off a good shot in that situation. Doesn’t matter for Bedard, he gets off a super hard shot with perfect accuracy, and changes the angle a tonne on the release.

Undoubtedly the best shot for a draft eligible player since Matthews/Laine, I’d be absolutely shocked if he’s not an elite goal scorer at the NHL level. Which is obviously about way more than your shot, but he’s got the skating, hands, and hockey IQ/goal scoring instincts as well. Don’t know that he’ll be quite Matthews level, because Matthews has the size/strength to also dominate near the net (scores a tonne of goals in close), but I think he’ll be close, and Matthews is on pace to be one of the all time great goal scorers.
 
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GlassesJacketShirt said:
Bedard has some early career Crosby in him. For better or for worse.
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He still plays too much on the perimeter for that comparison. Crosby was a bulldog behind and around the net. Bedard still prefers to create his chances from distance (which works because he can shoot the puck so well). But that won't work so well against goalies who are older than 20.
 
WhiskeyYerTheDevils said:
He still plays too much on the perimeter for that comparison. Crosby was a bulldog behind and around the net. Bedard still prefers to create his chances from distance (which works because he can shoot the puck so well). But that won't work so well against goalies who are older than 20.
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Oh I was talking about the retaliation/post whistle stuff, he has a temper to him that's funny at times and potentially troublesome at others.
 
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