Has Connor Bedard quietly became underrated ?

[CallMeShaft]

A Goal and an Assist for the kid. Nice to see.

7pts in 5 games since the coaching change.

 

[Bombshell11]

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

 

[Mattb124]

? 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.

 

[Acallabeth]

Might be the only young player in the league who actually deserves John Tortorella

You mean Roman Rotenberg.

 

[Iwishihadaspacebar]

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.

 

[CallMeShaft]

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.

We'll sign him this off-season for 9.8m per for 8 years. Just like how Pittsburgh signed Sid for 8.7m.

And it will be one of the better value contracts in the league.

 

[Ace Card Bedard]

A Goal and an Assist for the kid. Nice to see.

And his goal was the game winner with 54 seconds left.

 

[ORRFForever]

And his goal was the game winner with 54 seconds left.

Nice!

One step at a time. The kid will be GREAT.

Just remember all the posters who dumped on MacKinnon during his first 4 years. Where are they now?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

And his goal was the game winner with 54 seconds left.

Bedard is one of the most clutch young players I can remember following. Dude has always seemed to show up in big moments.

He's gonna make a lot of big plays for the Hawks over the next decade.

 

[Praetorian Caps]

I'm glad Bedard is with The Blackhawks. He will Be a stud.

 

[nbwingsfan]

? 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?

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?

 

[Bear of Bad News]

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.

There won't be another warning.

 

[StreetHawk]

? 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.

 

[Bombshell11]

I would say Celebrini plays a better overall game between the 2. Which IMO puts him ahead of Bedard.

Celibrini has been underrated

 

[StreetHawk]

Celibrini has been underrated

Both kids were from BC but I definitely heard more hype with Bedard. Maybe it’s the bias of WHL vs NCAA route.

 

[CallMeShaft]

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.

 

[Foppberg]

He was never compared to Crosby or McDavid. I'd say he'll be closer to Jack Hughes than those two, which is no knock on him.

 

[MuckOG]

He was never compared to Crosby or McDavid. I'd say he'll be closer to Jack Hughes than those two, which is no knock on him.

But he was. Look at the 1st few pages of this thread.

I agree that he SHOULDN'T have been compared to Crosby or McDavid, but there are quite a few who thought that he was going to be on the same tier as those two.

 

[CallMeShaft]

But he was. Look at the 1st few pages of this thread.

I agree that he SHOULDN'T have been compared to Crosby or McDavid, but there are quite a few who thought that he was going to be on the same tier as those two.

Leading up to his draft, he was widely considered the best prospect SINCE McDavid and the best prospect AFTER Crosby and McDavid.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He was never compared to Crosby or McDavid. I'd say he'll be closer to Jack Hughes than those two, which is no knock on him.

He absolutely was.

 

[JackSlater]

I don't think that many credible sources compared Bedard with Crosby and McDavid. There were lots of people who were willing to based off his WJC, but most of them were not credible. His level of hype on the whole, including before his draft year, was not on the same level. He's a good young player though and would score more/look better if on a reasonably competent team. Has clear areas that need improvement though.