Did I say he was going to plateau at 65 points? Did I say his peak is this year? Don't put words in my mouth. I'm saying right now he is not a game-breaker any more than Ryan Donato is a game-breaker.
"Nobody is afraid of Bedard"....Bruce Boudreau
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Exactly. Proper development is key and despite what people say an awful lot of development happens in the NHL. I maintain that throwing talented kids to the wolves without suport is piss poor development. It's how poor habits are formed and confidence is hurt. You need strong role models to imprint good habits on your talented kids.
I said he’s a game-breaking talent. You understood what you said but chose to make the comment you did.
In your opinion he isn’t right now, which is irrelevant to my comment even if it were true.
No, "anyone paying attention" did not agree Jack Hughes was going to be an elite player after his first two seasons in the league. He struggled mightily his rookie year and got better toward the end of his second season, but it was far from certain he'd become anywhere close to the player he is today. Pretending otherwise is just as delusional as your statement that "I think we can all agree Bedard is definitely not generational," but from the other direction.
And yes, this type of discussion is extremely common, and of course you're not forcing anyone to do anything, no one said you were. I have literally no idea what you're talking about in your post.
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Meanwhile, the main point of my post was that "In five to ten years no one will care how Bedard's 19 year old sophomore season went. Kind of like no one cares how Jack Hughes' 19 year old sophomore season went." And if anyone would unironically be in a position to understand the ups and downs of a young player's development, it'd be a Devils fan because you've just seen this firsthand with Jack Hughes. Instead you're doing the opposite and pretending like a 7 game pointless streak or his relative point total compared to his teammates is some foolproof predictor of what Bedard will eventually become. It isn't.
Coming from the coach who no one was scared to face in the playoffs because he could never rally a team to win a game 7
The site died for a few days , I couldn't wait to come in here and have healthy intellectual discussions with you guys again ,that game in SJ was not great for my boy Bedard.
Celebrini and the sharks >>>>>>>>>
Celebrini and the sharks >>>>>>>>>
