Does Bedard have a top 5 shot in the NHL?

[SeanMoneyHands]

I think he does, his shot is ridiculously good and very difficult for goalies to read because his release is lightning fast. If the Hawks could get a top line playmaking winger, Bedard easily scores 40-50 goals a year.

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[Nathaniel Skywalker]

I think he does, his shot is ridiculously good and very difficult for goalies to read because his release is lightning fast. If the Hawks could get a top line playmaking winger, Bedard easily scores 40-50 goals a year.

He will do that regardless

 

[EdJovanovski]

He has the best shot in the NHL

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Definitely top five. With Ovechkin, Laine, Stamkos, and pick someone for fifth.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Bedard, Ovechkin, Matthews, Laine, Caufield in no particular order are probably the best

 

[authentic]

Definitely top five. With Ovechkin, Laine, Stamkos, and pick someone for fifth.

Matthews? Don’t see how Bedard has a better shot than him.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

Matthews? Don’t see how Bedard has a better shot than him.

Matthews goal scoring isn't about having a big shot. It's about how multi-faceted he is. The best parts of his goal-scoring are probably how good he is near the net, and specifically from his shot the release is better than the power.

But he may still be 5th. I don't think it's the same category though as those players who have absolutely huge shots where they can score easily from distance. Doesn't mean he's not a better goal scorer than those guys either. He's probably better right now than all of them.

 

[amnesiac]

Bedard, Ovechkin, Matthews, Laine, Caufield in no particular order are probably the best

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[Mrb1p]

Ovi, Laine, Pasta, Bedsy, Matthews is the top 5, I guess? Laine is damaged goods though so drop him if you want.

 

[authentic]

Matthews goal scoring isn't about having a big shot. It's about how multi-faceted he is. The best parts of his goal-scoring are probably how good he is near the net, and specifically from his shot the release is better than the power.

But he may still be 5th. I don't think it's the same category though as those players who have absolutely huge shots where they can score easily from distance. Doesn't mean he's not a better goal scorer than those guys either. He's probably better right now than all of them.

Matthews doesn’t really have trouble scoring from distance at all. He has a heavier and more powerful wrist shot and certainly one timer than Bedard.

 

[ViD]

Which type of shot ? Slap, wrist or snap ? Pretty sure his slap shot ain’t that great

 

[the valiant effort]

Matthew has the best shot to date. An almost zero effort wrister.

 

[NikolaTesla]

Most definitely. Theres something in his shot that I have never seen before. Not sure what it is. But its awesome.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Yeah, probably.

Aside from probably Matthews there's like 10, 15 players you can interchange to be in the top 5 and Bedard is one of them imo.

 

[Jetcetera]

He has a quick release and accurate wrist shot but thats about it. I could probably think of 10 guys id rather have shooting than bedard at this point in his career

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He will do that regardless

He needs to do a better job of getting more open looks, and specifically more looks in tight, if he's gonna break 40 this year. He averaged just shy of 3 shots/gp last year and is at 7 thru 3 games this year. If his volume doesn't increase, he'll need to shoot at >16% to break 40, which will be tough to do if he keeps shooting from outside the dots.

Kid has an absolute weapon of a wrister, but it does take time and space for him to get it off clean. But even an elite release like his is going to be stopped by most NHL goalies pretty routinely when it comes from the mid range and beyond, which is where a lot of his shooting attempts originate. He's obviously able to still beat goalies clean from that distance, but it's just not going to happen for him like it did in junior.

Since the start of last year, here's his 5v5 shooting ranks among the 380 forwards with >500 mins

• 113th in shots/60
• 97th in iCF/60
• 260th in iHDCF/60
• 316th in high danger chances as % of shot attempts

I do think playing with a top end playmaker like TT could help with this, but getting more chances in high danger areas is a big growth opportunity for him.

 

[Crow]

I think it’s probably 5th but I voted top 10.

Completely agree with the above. I just think this is something that’s going to happen now that he plays with actual top 6 talent.

 

[Shark Finn]

This is kind of a weird question. Everyone knows he has a wicked shot but he hasn't played enough for the goal totals to back it up. So... has a good shot, but it's yet to actually show in the stat sheet?

 

[loosemoose]

22 goals last season with 10.7 sh% isn't a top 20 shot in the league. Let's wait and see what happens this year before anointing him.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

22 goals last season with 10.7 sh% isn't a top 20 shot in the league. Let's wait and see what happens this year before anointing him.

When you consider where he was shooting from, it gets more impressive.

 

[Sacha BOXviert]

top 10 imo

 

[Hisch13r]

Only behind Matthews

 

[Peasy]

Not sure you can really say for sure hes top 5 atm. A lot of really good shooters in the NHL. Like compare his shot with Guenther, whos is better?

Right now i'd probably lean Guenther.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

He’s considered generational and his shot is his best tool so yeah, I’d say top 5

 

[Chelios]

People just looking at his goal total are missing part of the picture. It can’t be overstated just how little support he had last year. Teams could absolutely sell out to clog his shooting lanes. Look at Seth Jones goal the other night as an example. Two guys absolutely sell out to take away Bedard’s shot, he passes it to Jones who scores. I think with more support, and more teammates that defenders have to concern themselves with, he will get a bit more time to set up the shot he wants (like his goal against the oilers).

In a vacuum he absolutely has a top 5 shot in the league. I really don’t think it’s debatable.