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That'd be the bees knees. This coming from an oil fan that would have to play them a ton.
C Connor Bedard - Regina Pats, WHL (2023 Draft)
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NHL caliber shot already at 15.
That’s a high degree of difficulty to pick the corner when he’s going cross body like that.
Should be fun to watch on TSN rather than streams when the tournament begins. The Bedard is international now.
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Hall, Lafreniere, Reinhart, and Murray were all late birthdays as well.
McDavid was the only other one who was a true double underager by birthyear not the September 15 cutoff. Pretty impressive company.
Yikes!, Bedard could set this tourney on fire with the groupings the way they are. He gets to feast on Belarus, Latvia and Switzerland.
Mathieukferland
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Belarus offered stiff resistance against Russia, I don’t really know about the other two
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Tavares isn't listed there but he played at 15 when he was actually 4 drafts away since he was 15 and also a late bday.
Bedard will be the 2nd youngest ever to play for Canada I believe
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Wow I just realised this kid is a center and not a defenseman. I was under the impression for the last year he was a defensman who would roam everywhere on the ice...
Nice cross-ice assist while getting pressured by two players. Skating stands out, as expected. Looks small but he hasn’t backed down from getting involved on the boards.
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Team Canada rolled the lines. Stankoven’s goal is 100% Bedard’s forecheck, too. Played great despite looking small out there.
Mathieukferland
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Looked decent, 7/10, but was overshadowed by the Shane Wright show. The assist was disgusting and super high skill though, choking up on the stick to receive the pass, skated by 2, and did a “Crosby Step” with his hips to get himself in position to pass off for the goal
landy92mack29
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Yeah he didn't get credited with an assist but his stick lift on the dman is the reason the Stankoven goal happened. His ability to lift sticks and steal pucks is a really underrated part of his game which should only get better as he grows+gets stronger
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Guess we know the hype-train is in full motion when we are relegated to oohing and ahhing over 'stick lifts' ..lol
If you think it was just a “stick lift,” it’s pretty obvious you didn’t watch the game.
That's the difference between being the main weapon on a team and being one of many.
They don't have TOI statistics for the tournament, but I'm pretty sure Michkov didn't play a lot in the 1st and especially 2nd game. He plays on the 2nd PP as well. I think, it's similar for Bedard. McDavid, on the other hand, was the best player by far on that Team Canada, had tons of playing time and scored a lot.
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My favorite play he made was when he had the puck on the sideboards.. spun around and ripped it off the opposite boards cross-ice which banked perfectly to a defenseman who was coming in the zone to join the attack.
Just incredible awareness.
Just incredible awareness.
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He does not need much room, I feel like he can find the smallest spaces and will always end up scoring with that release and accuracy he has.
This was my first viewing of him and that part of his game was my most surprising takeaway. He’s not passive just looking to beat people with his skill. He was active buzzing around on the forecheck, taking the puck away from players and wasn’t afraid to crash the net when he needed to. Obviously he is not as big or strong as the older players but he didn’t seem intimidated at all.
The offensive awareness and skating ability was evident as well. Only got a few chances to showcase his vaunted shot which honestly probably allowed me to focus more on other parts of his game since it gets so much attention
Tried to do too much and created lots of turnovers. He needs to realize he isn’t alone on the ice. He was responsible for the only goal scored against them. A big step for him last night. Let’s see if he can adjust...
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