Has Connor Bedard quietly became underrated ?
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I don't know why anyone would take this as a slight. Patrick Kane is and was a generational player in his own right and won 3 cups and multiple other accolades. If Bedard turns into a better scoring version of P.Kane then Chicago is likely going to win more cups in its future.
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I remember saying on here very early in his first year that if he ended up being as good as kane he will have turned out to be a hell of a player and had a great career but that there wasn't any guarantee that would happen as Kane is a pretty high bar.
I got quite a few of the usual and expected laugh emoticons thrown at me but I didn't think what I said was unreasonable at all.
If you're calling Kane generational the word has lost all meaning, and there are 10 generational players in the league at any given time.
f*** me. Quit abusing the word to try and win arguments.
Players like McDavid and Crosby, and maybe Stamkos, are perhaps the exceptions for superstar level prospects.
Winning trophies by age 19/20 is pretty exceptional. Mario was OK at age 19. Lindros took a few years to hit his stride.
Winning trophies by age 19/20 is pretty exceptional. Mario was OK at age 19. Lindros took a few years to hit his stride.
KirkAlbuquerque
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No you really don't lmao, according to you if you are not good defensively, it's costing the team. But if somebody isn't good offensively it's not costing the team? You realize games are won by SCORING GOALS right? So you HAVE to do that. You cannot outdefend an offense that literally doesn't score, you can outscore a defense that doesn't defend.
Again as I said though, when some forward isn't Kopitar/Bergeron/Barkov it's a massive problem, but when some defensive defenseman is putting up 1 goal a year, everybody is talking about what an awesome shot blocker and team guy he is lmao.
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Your saying the blackhawks should be actively giving him unfavorable deployment?
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Many Canadian posters and Blackhawk fans took the Kane comparison as an insult, and attacked those who made it (like myself) because they believed him to he a Crosby/McDavid level player, which he clearly isn't.
A Kane like outcome would be a great thing for the Hawks.
It's also early to write him off as well. It might be different if he was producing nothing....but he's been fine. MacKinnon had about 200pts total after 4 years in the league.
Anyone who was or is projecting this guy to be a McDavid/Crosby level player were/are just over doing it. I know I was looking at how he was doing prior to NHL and I'm pretty sure I suggested there is an argument to be made that he dominated juniors more than McDavid, but that does not = he's going to be as good as McDavid going forward....just provides context behind why he was getting hype. I agreed with his hype, but lets not get carried away.
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Comparing him to Kane instead of Crosby / McDavid isn't writing him off, because he never had that potential to begin. This was clear to those who understood that he lacked the raw athletic attributes required dominate the NHL in that manner.
Yes, totally agree....didn't mean to come across that way, I was more referencing a lot of other chatter about perhaps this guy is no good, he hasn't set the league on fire yet. Comparing him with Kane is fine and we still don't know if he'll reach those heights.
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Yeah he's an incredibly gifted offensive talent. Vision, hands, shot, patience. He's already one of the most dangerous players in the league when he's given time and space. He's an equal threat to snipe, dangle, or thread the needle backdoor.
