Has Connor Bedard quietly became underrated ?

[Brookbank]

He was absolutely hyped as the next one, especially during and after the WJC.

Yes. There was reasons for it.

CHL points per game: McDavid 1.8 | Bedard 2.1 | Crosby 2.5

 

[Bixby Snyder]

Still overrated.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Bedard was the biggest 1oa prize since matthews

 

[zenator]

The dude's hands are so unreal. 1%

 

[the valiant effort]

Yes. There was reasons for it.

CHL points per game: McDavid 1.8 | Bedard 2.1 | Crosby 2.5

TSN/Sportsnet going berserk with the hype was never a surprise, but it wasn’t fair to the kid. He’s not and never will be the McCrosby tier.

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

lol no. He’s 19

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

People are being hard on him because he didn't dominate like some people were expecting, but they're forgetting his has an awful team around him. Like next level bad. At least McDavid had young Taylor Hall, Draisaitl, Eberle, and Nugent-Hopkins to provide him with some good scoring support when he arrived in Edmonton. Matthews had Marner, Kadri, and Nylander. Who does Bedard have? Tyler Bertuzzi? Are you kidding me?

Get another star forward on the Blackhawks and Bedard will start looking much better.

 

[TheBeard]

Is this like the “is Slaf a bust” thread when he was on like game 10 of his career?

 

[Fatass]

IMHO Bedard will struggle offensively until the Hawks get some guys for him to play with. That’s a bad team with very little skill.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Bedard was never expected to be on the level of Sid or McDavid, he was hyped up as the next best thing, however.

He's essentially Kaner with AM34's shot and playing at center.

 

[Dr Beinfest]

At the height of the Hawks injuries , it was arguably the worst lineup in the cap era. But either way , you are kinda proving the point. It is not fashionable to be high on Bedard.

I’m not proving any point. He’s a great talent. He still needs to produce more than a -44 even if he’s the only NHLer on his line. That’s part of proving himself.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

IMHO Bedard will struggle offensively until the Hawks get some guys for him to play with. That’s a bad team with very little skill.

Absolutely. Every elite scorer has a star to play with. McDavid has Draisaitl. MacKinnon has Rantanen. Matthews has Marner. Kucherov and Point.

You can't expect production like those guys when the duo is Bedard and Teravainen or Bedard and Bertuzzi.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Connor Bedard was hyped at the retail level in his daft year. And was compared to Mcdavid or Crosby. But as his first year came and went , the hardcore fans and analysts were not as onboard with it anymore.

Something changed. We even have some fans trying to upsell Jack Hughs and Logan Cooley on him.

Now it's not considered serious to compare him to Mcdavid or Crosby. Why is this ?

You were the one saying he was better than McDavid. That's what happens when you stat watch junior hockey.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

No



And no he wasnt

He most definitely was

 

[Brookbank]

TSN/Sportsnet going berserk with the hype was never a surprise, but it wasn’t fair to the kid. He’s not and never will be the McCrosby tier.

He had more PPG than Mcdavid in junior in club and international play. So I'm not sure why you are so confident in knowing what he'll be.

He also had a historically terrible team in junior. Which Mcd did not

 

[Fatass]

He had more PPG than Mcdavid in junior in club and international play. So I'm not sure why you are so confident in knowing what he'll be.

He also had a historically terrible team in junior. Which Mcd did not

Bedard has an historically terrible team right now too.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Oh cmon … “Quietly” was soooooo last offseason in threads

Don’t try to bring that back

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Definitely not

 

[nbwingsfan]

Connor Bedard was hyped at the retail level in his daft year. And was compared to Mcdavid or Crosby. But as his first year came and went , the hardcore fans and analysts were not as onboard with it anymore.

Something changed. We even have some fans trying to upsell Jack Hughs and Logan Cooley on him.

Now it's not considered serious to compare him to Mcdavid or Crosby. Why is this ?

Only by people who don’t understand hockey

He’ll be competing for best player in the NHL for a long time

I don't understand how he's underrated. He seems to be considered a very talented young player with a lot of untapped potential. It's not like people are calling him the new Daigle. If he follows in the footsteps of Crosby and McDavid by winning the Ross and Hart this season, he'll definitely get the kind of hype they did after vaulting themselves to that highest echelon.

It doesn’t matter if he’s prime McDavid, he’s not winning the Hart or Art Ross on that Hawks team

 

[VivaLasVegas]

IMHO, we're not going to know how much of a force he will be until he has aged a few years and put on some more weight. Certainly has the potential, but now too many players are able to shove him down with one hand. Also, whether Chicago can fill out the rest of the roster with talent.

 

[MessierII]

IMHO, we're not going to know how much of a force he will be until he has aged a few years and put on some more weight. Certainly has the potential, but now too many players are able to shove him down with one hand. Also, whether Chicago can fill out the rest of the roster with talent.

It’s definitely still noticeable this year how other players dominate him along the boards. It’s something he has to work on. He needs to be smarter with his stick. Learn to check more effectively.

 

[Gregor Samsa]

I’ve posted this before but his rookie season is hard to judge. His stats were good but his team was trash. That can go both ways: he did a lot with little, or he was the only offensive option so he was a souped up “bad team scorer”

 

[ItWasJustified]

Now it's not considered serious to compare him to Mcdavid or Crosby.

Says who?

 

[hirawl]

How can you be underrated when you're supposed to be a #1C but your defensive game is downright abysmal? Serious question.

 

[Matsun]

PPG finish in rookie season
Mackinnon 52nd
Bedard 58th
Crosby 6th
McDavid 3rd

Going in to his rookie season I thought he would be the next Crosby class rookie, so I was a bit dissapointed. I still think he has great potential though.