And Bedard hadn't played in over a month at that time.That was exactly a month ago. 13 games later and it's a 13 point lead.
And Bedard hadn't played in over a month at that time.That was exactly a month ago. 13 games later and it's a 13 point lead.
Just a shame this kid sucks so much because of his defensive play.....
Victory laps aside, if Bedard finishes point per game he arguably has just had his 3rd straight season that’s more impressive than McDavid’s
Draft -1
McDavid
OHL:0.5 G/GP, 1.77 P/GP
WJC: 4 point in 7 games
Bedard
WHL: 0.83 G/GP, 1.61 P/GP
WJC: 8 points in 7 games (more with the cancelled tournament)
Advantage weighs extremely towards Bedard. Not much to argue there.
Draft year
McDavid
OHL: 0.94 G/GP, 2.55 P/GP
WJC: 11 points in 7 games
Bedard
WHL: 1.25 G/GP, 2.51 P/GP
WJC: 23 points in 7 games
Once again, advantage pretty clearly Bedard here once how bad his Regina was is factored in.
Draft +1
McDavid: 16 goals, 48 points in 45 games.
Bedard: 20 goals, 51 points in 52 games.
Considering the team he’s on, I think there’s a great argument he’s having another more productive year. But he doesn’t skate as pretty, so he may not be generational.
Yeah, @cupface52 summed it up pretty well.Victory laps aside, if Bedard finishes point per game he arguably has just had his 3rd straight season that’s more impressive than McDavid’s
Draft -1
McDavid
OHL:0.5 G/GP, 1.77 P/GP
WJC: 4 point in 7 games
Bedard
WHL: 0.83 G/GP, 1.61 P/GP
WJC: 8 points in 7 games (more with the cancelled tournament)
Advantage weighs extremely towards Bedard. Not much to argue there.
Draft year
McDavid
OHL: 0.94 G/GP, 2.55 P/GP
WJC: 11 points in 7 games
Bedard
WHL: 1.25 G/GP, 2.51 P/GP
WJC: 23 points in 7 games
Once again, advantage pretty clearly Bedard here once how bad his Regina was is factored in.
Draft +1
McDavid: 16 goals, 48 points in 45 games.
Bedard: 20 goals, 51 points in 52 games.
Considering the team he’s on, I think there’s a great argument he’s having another more productive year. But he doesn’t skate as pretty, so he may not be generational.
Scoring environment is certainly NOT higher on this current Chicago team than on that Oiler’s team. That Edmonton team scored 2.43 goals per game, even after these absolute outbursts by Bedard Chicago is still at a paltry 2.18.Do consider that scoring is much higher now than it was in McDavid's rookie year. Only one player reached 90+ points in '16, last year 19 players did, and roughly the same amount will reach 90 points again this year. A single player hit 1.1+ppg in '16, currently there are 21.
McDavid had the 3rd highest ppg, Bedard sits tied for 35.
There's zero argument that Bedard is having a more productive year than McDavid did his first NHL season.
But then you also have to consider the level of crap the Hawks are. Despite the higher scoring era the Hawks would still be the lowest scoring team in 2016. Bedard's linmates in the season before scored .36 ppg (Kurashev) and .43 ppg (Foligno). McDavid's linemates scored .78 ppg (Elberle) and .59 ppg (Pouloit) in the season before. Also Edmonton had another line (Halls) to draw attention away from McDavid's line. Bedard is dragging along 3rd/4th liners on maybe one of the worst scoring teams this century.Do consider that scoring is much higher now than it was in McDavid's rookie year. Only one player reached 90+ points in '16, last year 19 players did, and roughly the same amount will reach 90 points again this year. A single player hit 1.1+ppg in '16, currently there are 21.
McDavid had the 3rd highest ppg, Bedard sits tied for 35.
There's zero argument that Bedard is having a more productive year than McDavid did his first NHL season.
I saw the first 2 points in favor of McDavid. 7 game sample size is reliant more on luck than a season. A long stretch has a more reliable predicting factor even if the games are non playoff.Victory laps aside, if Bedard finishes point per game he arguably has just had his 3rd straight season that’s more impressive than McDavid’s
Draft -1
McDavid
OHL:0.5 G/GP, 1.77 P/GP
WJC: 4 point in 7 games
Bedard
WHL: 0.83 G/GP, 1.61 P/GP
WJC: 8 points in 7 games (more with the cancelled tournament)
Advantage weighs extremely towards Bedard. Not much to argue there.
Draft year
McDavid
OHL: 0.94 G/GP, 2.55 P/GP
WJC: 11 points in 7 games
Bedard
WHL: 1.25 G/GP, 2.51 P/GP
WJC: 23 points in 7 games
Once again, advantage pretty clearly Bedard here once how bad his Regina was is factored in.
Draft +1
McDavid: 16 goals, 48 points in 45 games.
Bedard: 20 goals, 51 points in 52 games.
Considering the team he’s on, I think there’s a great argument he’s having another more productive year. But he doesn’t skate as pretty, so he may not be generational.
A huge part of excelling as a center is taking care of the defensive side of the game. I've stated countless times how great he's been offensively, but there's more to the sport than that. It's crazy that's some controversial idea.
He's f***ing 18. I'm guessing his defensive game improves drastically. What an idiotic criticism. Kid is a PPG on one of the worst offensive teams of the last 20 years.
They might be back but this has become one of the shittiest effort teams in the NHL as the season has gone on. Forget skill whatever that isTheres a lot more skill on the team now that everyone but Hall is back healthy. I think his PPG avg should go up substantially. They were so injury plagued they were icing a roster of AHL castoffs.
Not that this is the Gretzky Oilers by any means but it is a far superior lineup to a month or so ago getting back Bedard, Tyler Johnson, Athanasiou etc.
They suck hard but there is enough for Bedard to get over a point a game. And just saying its better than it was before. Skill is still lacking and when you dont have skill it can look like lack of effort when you are being outplayed.They might be back but this has become one of the shittiest effort teams in the NHL as the season has gone on. Forget skill whatever that is
He has a habit of cranking it up as the season goes on and while some will twist themselves into a pretzel saying who Bedard isn't but what is is instead is an extremely special offensive talent that we are watching make his mark in the NHL.51 points in 52 games. All of a sudden point per game for the season seems likely.
I stand by my statement. Anyone who says this race is even close let alone not going to Bedard is a clown. It's a clown take. Can not be defended in any logical way.Nice non argument. Why is that so cut and dry in your mind? Faber has an incredible season.
The fact that Bédard is most likely the next generational player and will have the best career doesn't mean he's necessarily the best rookie this year.
He's giving us what we all (well, mostly all) wanted to see!He has a habit of cranking it up as the season goes on and while some will twist themselves into a pretzel saying who Bedard isn't but what is is instead is an extremely special offensive talent that we are watching make his mark in the NHL.
The Calder is his, let's enjoy the show.
And judging by your account name, I take it you're a bit of an expert on clowns!I stand by my statement. Anyone who says this race is even close let alone not going to Bedard is a clown. It's a clown take. Can not be defended in any logical way.
24 to 7.I would love to see how many of Bedard’s assists are primary. It has to be a huge percentage of them. Just illustrates how important he is to the Blackhawks offence. He is not getting the benefit of easy points.