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About Connor Bedard
Wonderful to read, especially for those, me, who weren’t near sold that Bedard would reach his ceiling or become close to adequate off the puck. Not that that’s a foregone conclusion but these numbers show a very impactful player. …. The battle wins show it all but you know what, Frenchy, you could see this coming since the Florida game to open the season.
I think it was as far back as after that game I posted I’m not sure who Bedard’s mates are this yr, the kid has the look of a player who will not be denied and won’t be dragged down by mates and these battle win stats are bearing that out. You could see by eye he was more stout, his speed has increased to keep up with his hands and skate by defenders he hasn’t been able to do since turning pro, a knee bend that showed surety and the kid was playing low with leverage.
Once possession numbers improve the kid will start scratching his ceiling.
Okay i gotta post this i may not get another chance Blackhawks +4 point differential, hahaha
Yo Coach Dots, you’re coming into the UC to play the Hawks Friday. Who you putting your shutdown line outa to defend, Nazar or Bedard?
Last night, that was a game where secondary scoring showing up really swung the momentum in the Hawks favor. The bottom 6 gave the Hawks the 3-2 lead and then Nazar scored that nice one. We took advantage of some leaky goaltending and ran away with the game.
Hawks are 2-2-1 and that’s on the back of the bottom 6 showing up with secondary scoring and specifically strong play from the 3rd line. While I didn’t like his play on one of the Blue’s goals, I thought Vlasic played better than he has to start the year. I’ve felt he has only really been “okay” so far this season. He was more into it last night, using his stick well.
Levshunov seems that he will be growing into a real difference maker. Grzelcyk has chipped in pretty well for a PTO signing. He isn’t the best defensively but making some nice passes and can skate the puck well.
For me, this game was a nice step in the right direction, mostly just because of the confidence boost that young teams need.
Frenchy, I’m on East Coast time, so I only watched the first period.
It was a clown show for both teams.Glad they won it.
Hopefully this sub-30 SOG against is a trend they can sustain, or at least regularly revisit.
Only 2 penalties, that’s a nice thing to see.
Soda has probably defined himself: backup goalie for a non playoff team. Doubt he will ever be more than that. Hope I’m wrong but…..One last thing, maybe. Every night i watch our defenseman and think they are just as good as the opponents, which is refreshing, honestly i like the 7 dmen kind of gives you match up options.
So maybe the value of Bedard being on a bad team drove him to try to be the best all around hockey player he could? I never had a doubt, his compete level and work ethic are off the charts.
I gotta say KD has brought in players to play his brand of hockey every year even though teams were giving us draft capital to take them off their hands, he’s drafted players to play his brand of hockey is there a chance it all comes to a head this year instead of next???
Now I’m really curious to see the Canucks game
Thanks, my friend. I’d really like to hear your thoughts about the game. One thing that stood out to me this morning while looking at the analytics was the HDCF% (High Danger Chances For). The Blues finished with 56.52%, while the Blackhawks were at 43.48%. That’s an area Chicago definitely needs to improve — they can’t afford to give up that many high-quality chances. Still, I really liked how they protected the front of the net overall. It’s a step in the right direction defensively.
About Connor Bedard
Connor Bedard
Dang, nice find Frenchy.
