What does Bedard have to do to make Team Canada?

[wetcoast]

Continue developing into the final product. He’s 19 years old, right?

Exactly, I mean how many current Team canada players would have been on their Team Canada at age 19?

20?
21?

 

[Faterson]

Probably get a year older

Isn't that too much to ask?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

The very last thing Team Canada needs is a powerplay specialist. If he wants to make the team he'll have to show that he can be an asset to the team without getting any powerplay time, and he's pretty far away from that now. He'll need to get significantly stronger and better defensively.

I find that when Canada struggles it's because they can't score. Late in the game you need a guy with a killer shot who can break open the game.

Bedard is a 19 year old kid playing for the worst team in the league. I was upset they didn't include him in the four nations roster and I hope he makes the Olympics. If nothing else Canada needs to invest in its young talent. The tournament would've been so good for him.

 

[SympathyForTheDevils]

I find that when Canada struggles it's because they can't score. Late in the game you need a guy with a killer shot who can break open the game.

Bedard is a 19 year old kid playing for the worst team in the league. I was upset they didn't include him in the four nations roster and I hope he makes the Olympics. If nothing else Canada needs to invest in its young talent. The tournament would've been so good for him.

If Team Canada needs a goal late in the game, there are many players that will get on the ice before Bedard; guys that not only have killer shots, but also other important skills like winning board battles, winning faceoffs, setting up screens/deflections, etc. Skills that Bedard currently lack (or at least isn't particularly good at). It's just damn hard to make Team Canada as a pure skill player, especially as a natural center.

Bedard is improving, but he's still pretty raw, as you'd expect given his age. Blown coverages, hanging on to the puck too long, getting muscled off the puck... It was pretty evident at the Worlds last year, and that's a significantly lower caliber of play than something like the 4 Nations. Honestly I think he has a lot of work to do in the next year to be considered for the Olympic team.

 

[red devil]

Exactly, I mean how many current Team canada players would have been on their Team Canada at age 19?

20?
21?

Crosby
McDavid
Doughty

I took off Makar as he didn't turn pro until he was 21 and he wouldn't make Canada as a rookie

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

If Team Canada needs a goal late in the game, there are many players that will get on the ice before Bedard; guys that not only have killer shots, but also other important skills like winning board battles, winning faceoffs, setting up screens/deflections, etc. Skills that Bedard currently lack (or at least isn't particularly good at). It's just damn hard to make Team Canada as a pure skill player, especially as a natural center.

Being a center is a bonus. He’d take a role on the wing and be there in case the center got tossed out of the faceoff circle.

Bedard is improving, but he's still pretty raw, as you'd expect given his age. Blown coverages, hanging on to the puck too long, getting muscled off the puck... It was pretty evident at the Worlds last year, and that's a significantly lower caliber of play than something like the 4 Nations. Honestly I think he has a lot of work to do in the next year to be considered for the Olympic team.

Last year he was 18 years old. Yes he’s raw. But that’s all the more reason to add him. He’s going to be a key player for Canada down the road, might as well groom him now.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

Maybe he doesn't and that's ok.

 

[Ciao]

He needs to play better.

He isn't exactly dominating on the Chicago Blackhawks. He's a decent enough prospect, but still a boy in a man's world.

Celebrini has passed him.

PS. I took back one of my comments because it was false.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Gain 100lbs.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Experience.

He's about the same age Crosby was during the '06 Olympics, which he didn't partake in but, talent wise, probably could have.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Add pounds and grow a bit.

 

[pvr]

Bedard is a much better passer/playmaker than most give him credit for. Frequently finds the uncommon option with beautiful passes for open looks. Hawks just have no finishers. Missed opportunities 2-3 times each game. If even a quarter of them resulted in a goal, it would eventually open up room for him to shoot. Teams couldn’t cheat on him so blatantly anymore. He’d also have another 10+ assists by now. Stick him on a team with more talent and he’ll shine.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Grow 4 inches and gain 20 lbs of muscle.

Beat me too it. Bedard needs to go to Costco and buy an entire pallet of beef jerky and protein drink mix and then spend every waking hour in the weight room.