I've watched a lot of Bedard's games, and I think he already is. Bedard has more raw skill, but he doesn't play an NHL game. So much of what Chicago is doing is just "get Connor the puck" and he just floats around until someone does it. He makes some really strong plays when he does get it and he does things to get open, but it isn't a sustainable system. Like a more extreme version of the Sharks "get Karlsson the puck" when he put up 100 points.
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Exactly! He’s a point producer that won’t help the team. That sounds weird but I know what I’m saying. I think.
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I think you're right that this is what the situation is for Bedard, but I'd hazard against saying this is how it will continue to be.
Let's not forget just how bad the Blackhawks were last year and still are, and while I'd be happy for that to continue going forward, I think it's quite likely that as the talent around him improves and he matures as a player, he's not going to keep playing the same way he is now.
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Hat Trick for Sam Dickinson tonight
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Dickinson with a hatty! That’s a D***trick!
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Well to be fair that’s how Steve Yzermans career started and he evolved into an elite 2 way player once Scotty bowman got a hold of him and he went on to win multiple cups
I completely agree, he will improve and it is reasonable for those things to take time. I know you aren't really disagreeing with me, but my point is just he is a lot further away from those things than even your average rookie. In a world where we all criticize coaches for not letting the kids play, watching Chicago games is the first time I have thought "this can't be good for his development," because of the complete lack of system responsibilities. Also, while defensive positioning and playing in a system will improve, I question if his board battle ability will ever be at a passable level.
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Good point, his size will always be a determinant when it comes to board play but you don’t but that skill set in wall battles unless your John Torterella
Dickinson is awesome when he has space and time
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Scoring goals is better than not scoring goals, but in terms of things that might make a highlight, I'd much rather see him making great passes than scoring goals. He's not going to be skating through multiple guys in the NHL scoring goals like that third goal.
Of course, the things I'm most interested in him getting better at are things that will never show up on a highlight reel and I'll have to depend on scouting reports telling me whether he's getting better at those things or not.
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Yeah, it's f***ing brutal. I was literally rooting for Saginaw in the Mem Cup because I preferred their goal song. I gotta be on high alert to mute the stream every time I watch London. Awful.
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One of these does not belong...seems like it would have been straightforward to swap Askarov.
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Askarov is not on the Sharks roster, and these five all are. That's as far as people who made the graphic went.
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Anyone paying attention to rimashevsky????
He’s 3rd in points per game on moscow dynamo as a 19 year old!! And he’s 6’3. I know he was a 7th rounder but so what??! Those kind of numbers in that league are something to watch….
He’s just behind gusev who is a legit nhl level guy. Do we have a real top 6 forward to be that no one is talking about?
Also, any chance on a chemelevsky reunion?
25 years old and destroying the khl.
We still own his rights, so worth inviting back???
He’s 3rd in points per game on moscow dynamo as a 19 year old!! And he’s 6’3. I know he was a 7th rounder but so what??! Those kind of numbers in that league are something to watch….
He’s just behind gusev who is a legit nhl level guy. Do we have a real top 6 forward to be that no one is talking about?
Also, any chance on a chemelevsky reunion?
25 years old and destroying the khl.
We still own his rights, so worth inviting back???
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I caught one of Rimashevsky's games earlier this season and he was driving play on his line. He's an interesting prospect.
Where’d you see his game?
Also, with Askarov, the goalie of the future seems set. He looked ridiculously good last night stopping cross crease one timers and 3 on 0s. Getting him could end up one of the best trades in sharks history (alongside jumbo).
It feels like we have an army of great young forwards too. Bystedt looks like he’s getting closer to nhl ready. Halts had a great debut at 19. Cardwell looked close in preseason. And Rim is driving play at 19 against men in a league akin to the A? Not to mention musty and cherny still intriguing , gush breaking out, and of course smith and cell as well as a truly emerging Eklund.
Hell even Cagnoni and Thompson are getting close.
Seems to me like this year should be the last of the bottom feeding. Add a few more top end vets and a better hard working culture and the sharks could be very very good within a year.
