Connor Bedard is -84 throughout two seasons…Worst in the NHL

[Summer Rose]

I doubt anyone in the NHL knows or gives a crap about this let alone uses it as chirp fuel.

"Buddy, you suck at hockey" is simple yet effective.

 

[BHawk21]

In his second season McDavid turned Pat Maroon into a 27 goal scorer which I think is one of the more impressive feats of his career

Ryan Donato just got his 31st goal of the year.

 

[Natey]

I think so. Look at Crosby's first year. Second year they made playoffs onwards until these past couple years.


I will say though Bedard coming into the NHL undersized (not his fault he will gain and become adult we see it in the 2 years already)
Plays the most on his team, and the team just flat out sucks.

This is going to give a player a big -

Yeah .. because he had a Top 5 player in the NHL with him for years.

 

[Coffee]

The guys on the other side ain't Junior-level. That's all.

You’re right. They are better

 

[nucks88]

Bust…send him home to Vancouver…..

 

[KJoe88]

He’s a bust.

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Demidov gonna get him to -100 tonight.

 

[Bombshell11]

Demidov gonna get him to -100 tonight.

Thanks to DemiGod, Bedard is going to finally be generational in something… on prime television.

 

[Mrfenn92]

lol

 

[614 CBJ]

I think he's at least #5, if not lower in a 2023 redraft

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Yeah .. because he had a Top 5 player in the NHL with him for years.

Crosby had 102 points his rookie year without Malkin....

 

[ViD]

Not going to lie, he didn’t impress me tonight, I did not see the superstar factor in his play

 

[Hamilton Bulldogs]

Well yeah, he joined a team in year 1 of a 45 year rebuild plan

 

[Bombshell11]

Not going to lie, he didn’t impress me tonight, I did not see the superstar factor in his play

Hes a top 6 forward who was given franchise player status.

Just like most top 6 players, hes got some nice tools but hes missing a bunch of others.

We saw Demidov tonight in the first period, he was flying out there and he wasnt even playing with the best of the team.

 

[Turin]

Can McDavid really carry a team? Or even Sidney for that matter?

Both of them had one of the best players in the league by their side.

It was kind Shaq and Kobe for both players.

Bedard has nothing close to that on his team.

No one player can carry a team in hockey, except a goalie for stretches, if they are bad enough.

But Bedard is clearly missing the athleticism (strength + explosiveness) that guys like Crosby, Ovechkin, Malkin and McDavid had. There's still plenty of time for him to be a superstar since he's still very young, but you can tell his offensive instincts have surpassed his actual physical ability for now.

 

[Turin]

Nothing can top Crosby making people think that Colby Armstrong and Pascal Dupuis were legit nhl players

Dupuis best season came playing with Jordan Staal to be fair, he was a damn good player.

But yea, as an 18 year old Crosby turned Andy Hilbert into an 18 points in 19 games player and Colby Armstrong into a 40 points in 47 games player. Bedard can't make the Blackhawks good by himself but usually the true generational talents will score regardless of who they play with.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Not going to lie, he didn’t impress me tonight, I did not see the superstar factor in his play

He's been running on empty since the 4 Nations break. His stamina needs a lot of work over the next few summers.

He was still flawed a few months ago, but he looked a lot more engaged and dangerous back around December/January.

 

[majormajor]

He showed very little confidence with the puck in this game.

If you're going to draft a guy at #1OA and try and make him carry your offense, then hope he's primarily known as a star puck carrier and elite skater. Then he can at least get the puck into scoring areas and maybe you find someone for him to feed the puck to. With Bedard it's like the Hawks are just handing him the puck and expecting him to carry it into the danger areas, but it's too much to ask. He doesn't have the range or strength or skating for that.

 

[pvr]

Yeah, if he played any kind of defense, he’d only be about 20 more in the positive direction…Hawks have sucked that bad.

 

[pekka55]

Yeah, if he played any kind of defense, he’d only be about 20 more in the positive direction…Hawks have sucked that bad.

But he'd probably also have less points if he actually played any kind of defense. He has been far from impressive, even taking into account the team he plays on.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

He showed very little confidence with the puck in this game.

If you're going to draft a guy at #1OA and try and make him carry your offense, then hope he's primarily known as a star puck carrier and elite skater. Then he can at least get the puck into scoring areas and maybe you find someone for him to feed the puck to. With Bedard it's like the Hawks are just handing him the puck and expecting him to carry it into the danger areas, but it's too much to ask. He doesn't have the range or strength or skating for that.

Rarely watch him but yeah against the Habs he looked like he wanted to get rid of the puck ASAP every time he touched it

 

[Fatass]

But he'd probably also have less points if he actually played any kind of defense. He has been far from impressive, even taking into account the team he plays on.

Why do coaches allow some players to be this irresponsible defensively? NHL coaches allow know how defence is played the right way. And guys get their ice time reduced if they’re not playing the right way. Yet, Bedard continues to get cherry ice time. What’s he learning from that coach?

 

[surixon]

Confidence seems low for him right now. He needs to go have a good offseason and reset. Not the first player to struggle his second year and won't be the last.

The team also really needs to start bringing in a good supporting cast. They will have 3 top 2-5 picks in a row after this draft which should give then the talent nucleus they need.

 

[surixon]

Why do coaches allow some players to be this irresponsible defensively? NHL coaches allow know how defence is played the right way. And guys get their ice time reduced if they’re not playing the right way. Yet, Bedard continues to get cherry ice time. What’s he learning from that coach?

Because having a good relationship with the star player ensures more job security. You see it with other teams as well, these coaches are smart enough to know who their meal tickets are.

Look how the hard love approach worked for Torts with Miknov.

 

[Fatass]

Because having a good relationship with the star player ensures more job security. You see it with other teams as well, these coaches are smart enough to know who their meal tickets are.

Look how the hard love approach worked for Torts with Miknov.

I guess there are a lot of fans who put player scoring numbers and personal awards ahead of their team winning. Seems strange to me. Because players want their coaches to be fair. And treating a guy “special” wouldn’t be good for the club winning.