Connor Bedard or Jack Hughes?
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I think Bedard’s physical development was a bit oversold. He certainly takes his training seriously, but he’s still pretty tiny.
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Weight can be fickle though. He just doesn’t look like he has near the lower body strength out there that Crosby did.
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He looks like a 14 year old boy. Still plenty of physical development for him. Even so, imo Bedard will never be as impactful as Hughes.
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No disagreement there. I think his upper body is a lot more developed than Sids at the same age.
He's definitely got more maturing to do, but less so than Hughes. Crosby and Skinner also looked crazy young despite being pretty well built at 18.
How can you just shrug off a 4 years difference as it means nothing?
You claim that comparing them when they were both 19 years old is not relevant but somehow you manage to twist it and say that comparing the current 23 vs 19 years olds is more relevant? This is some Pejorative Slured shit.
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I wasn't the one who brought up the comparison between them today, because there is no comparison.
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But you replied to it like what 3 times so maybe own your statements.
If you applied the same standard that you are to bedard at 19 to Hughes then there is no way that you would have said things like dominant offensive player in his future ect but you simply don't want to project for the future.
You also didn't take into consideration the initial premise that no Bedard and Hughes production aren't that far off, ie the gap isn't as big as you are making out this season because i included the context of age 19-23 and team mates/linemates.
Bedard is obviously off to a poor start especially shooting % wise and you know darn well that he is going to end up with more than 60 adjusted points this season and some luck will come his way.
Ever since Bedard emerged on the prospect scene you have really downplayed his accomplishments and pedigree.
I don't have time to go back but me thinks maybe some poster triggered you when they said he was a better prospect than Hughes or something but I dunno you really have blinders for certain players.
I know that you don't post here in bad faith but man did Bedard kick your dog or soemthing?
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Bedard had 9 goals in 13 games off 43 shots to start his career—20.9%
He had back to back 2 goal games in Games 12 and 13.
Since then, he has 16 goals in 73 games off 217 shots—7.4%
He has just two more 2 goal games across those 73 games.
WTF
He had back to back 2 goal games in Games 12 and 13.
Since then, he has 16 goals in 73 games off 217 shots—7.4%
He has just two more 2 goal games across those 73 games.
WTF
you make it sound like the Devils were stacked when he arrived.
it wasn't
New Jersey Devils 2019-20 roster and scoring statistics at hockeydb.com
The only team that really sucked more then them that year was the Wings.
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Only to point out how they aren't comparable right now.
Agreed, he surpassed my expectations.
I completely agree. I think I posted last week that I still think he's gonna break 80 this year.
I predicted Bedard would score 78 points as a rookie before his career started, and mid-80s before this season started.
At every point I've actually been overestimating him, yet somehow I've been labeled as a hater because I refuse to accept the narrative that he's a McDavid or Crosby level talent. Then when I get attacked for that position, I'm forced to explain the reasons why he's not on that level. People take that as me trying to downplay him because they selectively ignore my other posts that are very supportive of him.
You are correct. There is no comparison when the 2 are compared fairly at the same age and development.
