Has Connor Bedard quietly became underrated ?

Bombshell11

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How much have you watched of Celebrini? Guessing very little. I watched them both over the past couple of days and Celebrini definitely looks better than Bedard. He doesn’t have Bedard’s offensive flair, but his contribution in all 3 zones is much more impressive. Bedard without the puck looks like he is just going through the motions - waiting for someone to get the puck and give it to him so he can do his thing. Celebrini is attacking the puck carrier to force turnovers, winning board battles, blocking passing lanes, and creating clean O-zone entries. Just a more dynamic player overall.

? I consider Celebrini to be a superior talent. Bedard is just getting a ton of Ice time and that is the only reason why he's getting pts but besides that the guy looks like he can't skate half of the time so he might be injured idk. He's still very green.

Celebrini is better and idk why you would think i thought otherwise with what you quoted me on
 
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? I consider Celebrini to be a superior talent. Bedard is just getting a ton of Ice time and that is the only reason why he's getting pts but besides that the guy looks like he can't skate half of the time so he might be injured idk. He's still very green.

Celebrini is better and idk why you would think i thought otherwise with what you quoted me on
Apologies, no idea what happened there but my intention was to quote sensfan4lifee.
 
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This season could be amazing for the Blackhawks. His performances last year showed he's the real deal among an atrocious team.

Have a dip season, sign him to $9m or below for 8 years ASAP and that'll be one of the best contracts in the NHL within 3 years.

I stand by this. If he gets 60-70 points this season and next, he's going to be one of the best contracts in the NHL by the time he's 24.
 
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? I consider Celebrini to be a superior talent. Bedard is just getting a ton of Ice time and that is the only reason why he's getting pts but besides that the guy looks like he can't skate half of the time so he might be injured idk. He's still very green.

Celebrini is better and idk why you would think i thought otherwise with what you quoted me on
The only reason Bedard is getting points is because of ice time? :laugh:

Are you saying that a peak Bedard should be close to a 60 min ratio vs plugs? Are you saying thats a normal thing?
Is Mason Marchmant a top 20 offensive player in the NHL in your opinion?
 

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If you just had a recent post deleted by me, consider this your warning to shape up and stop trolling and/or flaming one another.

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? I consider Celebrini to be a superior talent. Bedard is just getting a ton of Ice time and that is the only reason why he's getting pts but besides that the guy looks like he can't skate half of the time so he might be injured idk. He's still very green.

Celebrini is better and idk why you would think i thought otherwise with what you quoted me on
I would say Celebrini plays a better overall game between the 2. Which IMO puts him ahead of Bedard.
 
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CallMeShaft

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Both kids were from BC but I definitely heard more hype with Bedard. Maybe it’s the bias of WHL vs NCAA route.
Bedard had noticeably more impressive seasons prior to their draft, especially if you look at the World Juniors.

Celebrini's game is just very translatable to the style of the NHL, so he's had a quick and successful transition.
 
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