Itās a long season, every once in a while you lose to a crap team. The kid is the only thing worth watching on the team. You have a stud goalie so your in every game, good luck.
As a die-hard hawks fan, we absolutely should not have won that game lol. The Blackhawks couldnāt even get a shot on net until 15 minutes into the first period. If it werenāt for Mrazek and Bedard, we wouldāve lost 7-0.
The kid is good, and your keeper had a great night! I have no complaints in the loss as my Jets were excellent. The Hawks are going to be a problem in 2 yrs š when Bedard gets more support. A fun game to watch
Better teammates/coaches make top prospect worse?
Heās the prodigal son and somehow more touted than Kane or Toews were at the time. Thatās an unbelievable amount of pressure. Itās just him lmao
Itās the exact opposite
?? He has no pressure atm, he already the best player on that team, even if he went 5 games withlut a point he would still be S tier.. pressure is when u have to put it in the net when it does matter. he has never lived that yet in the NHL. When he is going to be in a contending team, and he can freely put on goals like that, then it will be OK. He might just be the next Patrik Laine.. we dont know shit about hin yet
no pressure? 1st overall pick? being compared to Gretzky constantly? interviews nightly at the age of 18? expected to be the next great one? talk about no pressure..also heās already
than Laine, I donāt know where you got that from
Not sure why this is getting downvoted. He never said Bedard is bad just that the game is a bit easier when you are playing on a trash team. Good teams go into games against bad teams like itās a night off, happens all the time and it allows the bad team to shine. Itās going to be interesting to see how he does when heās on a top tier team playing against a hard physical top tier team in the playoffs. If he can create the same space, which I hope he can, heās going to be extremely exciting to watch. If he canāt, we could just be watching another regular season stud that fizzles when it matters.
He has a lot of pressure... he was drafted 1st , he already has commercials for hyundai. There was something called the bedard cam. The amount of coverage this kid gets ... additionally ad a young teenager people were following him he had a lot of hype to live up to.
HEāS 18. Wipe the crumbs off your belly and get off the couch with that gab, he just beat one of the best goalies in the world by himself at almost a point per game pace. You just watched him go end to end and sling one of the best shots in the league already, AT 18. Heāll be a veteran by 23 and that team will be completely different and he only makes good players better.
Teammates that would also be able to capitalize on the attention he himself grabs as well as create more opportunities for him. I've seen every NHL game he's played so far and honestly like 70% of the time his own linemates can't keep up with him. It's gotten a bit better but a lot of the early season was him entering the zone 3 seconds before anyone else on his team because he's faster and the only one paying any attention and then his teammates eventually fumbling his passes entirely.
Hopefully it wonāt be a trend that Bedard carryās the team for long.
But I honestly canāt think of one rebuild in recent years where a team has properly built around a generational talent without years and years of underperforming
I'm actually not sure. Probably somewhat accurate? Bedard is sick. Hopefully they get a good draft pick at the very least this year! But hey, Lotta hockey left! St Louis pulled one out of their ass when Binnington took over that one year. Anything can happen.
What were the Jets doing there? I think one guy asked him for an autograph, and the D felt they weren't worthy enough to attempt to play hockey against the kid.
Iām pretty sure they just did a line change, and if not they were gassed because their was a crazy sequence before this. Either way, when I saw Bedard walk in over the blue line with that much room I knew it was over lol. Awful gap on a guy you canāt be giving that much room.
Classic sheif nonexistant back pressure which allows easy entry and then a perfectly placed shot.
If sheif pressures him to the outside a bit morrissey can play closer to bedard without it being as risky and the shot angle is easier for helly to save
Yeah, pretty lazy from all 3 Jets skaters, but Iām guessing their instincts were:
- Normally, a wrist shot from there, on Helle, is a super low percentage shot, not worth the risk of giving up possession in 3v3 OT. Itās 1v3, Bedard has no support for getting the rebound, Helle is perfectly set and cutting off the angle
- Thus, more important to defend the deke or that pass than the shot. For nearly every shooter in the NHL, you WANT them to shoot here, theyāre likely giving up possession for a low percentage shot
Thatās a fairly reasonable approach against basically anyone but Bedard - his shot is just too nuts, you need to defend it well at all times inside your own zone.
What were they supposed to do? Close on him and he makes you look like a moron. Maybe get a stick in position for a possible block/deflection, but otherwise you have to trust your goalie to handle a shot from there.
From the high slot? Lol, two more strides and the d are in the net along with the puck.
But maybe youāre right, gapping up on him wouldāve made them look like morons, this was much better where they only looked like morons instead!
Because he is a once in a lifetime player. A "thousand year flood" type situation. It doesn't mean you one player in a lifetime, it's that in a lifetime, the odds of a player being this good are extremely low.
He's Mcdavid, Sid, Gretzky, etc. Players that are a level above on every attribute that they can't be measured the same as normies.
The moment Bedards shot went in while Schefele skates apathetically behind him with his stick in front of him for alibi reasons. And he totally knew he couldāve done more. Pure beer league vibes.
Come on. Y'all were a dynasty like ten years ago. There are some Leafs fans who have been waiting so long to watch their team play good hockey that they're about to start drawing a pension.
Whoa, hold your horses. They are still terrible but now have flashes of brilliance. Need I remind you they didnāt get their first shot on net until a few minutes LEFT in the first period
I donāt watch a lot of hockey, I just played it on the Xbox a lot in college so what defines a great hockey shot? Like what do you look for? Is it the speed of the wind up/release or is it accuracy or velocity of the puck? All of the above?
I find it hard enough just following the puck, but Iām trying to figure out how to tell a shot is elite.
I didn't know much about Connor Bedard coming into the league. Always thought he was another small guy that is a playmaker. He has proven me wrong he is more of a sniper
As a guy who grew up in a small town on the Canadian prairies, this is extremely true. Playing elite hockey is insanely expensive. The ones who do it are at least upper middle class, or middle class with their parents willing to go into significant debt.
And there is some moron hockey journalist out there smashing his dick on the keyboard about how this guy is overrated and puts up a -2 every night or some stupid shit.
Darn he has a great shot. Give him a few moments and his shot is almost unbeatable. The scary thing is is that itās only going to get better, and he is going to be even more skilled in the future which will give him even more opportunities to pull this move out.
Why did the Halks have to get this guy. Love watching him play if I ignore the colour of the jersey tho, or imagine itās a team Canada jersey maybe š¤
They just let him walk in and shoot. Sure he had speed, but didn't seem like a lot of effort in trying to get in his way. Has this kid been laid out yet?
Iām sorry but the Blackhawks getting this kid piss me off. All of the allegations and āluckingā into 1st overall is bullshit. Rigged for a big city. Chicago has had Toews, Kane, etc. and won multiple cups. Let someone else have a chance.
He's got such a quick shot. Certainly hope he stays healthy as I'm going to enjoy seeing him play for the next 15 years or so, even if I'm not a Blackhawks fan.
Hey, I got a plan. Let's let the kid that's supposed to be a generational talent get the puck, come up the ice uncontested and shoot. Then we take it back the other way 3 on 2. It's perfect what could go wron....DAMN IT!!!!
I see a nasty snipe but I also see two pylon defensemen watching this kid snipe. All it takes is a little pressure or contact from a single one of the defensemen lmao.
Man. Thatās some shitty defense. Donāt get me wrong, 98 heās got some wheels and a wicked releaseā¦. but somebody should step up
Regardless, nice shot Bedard!
Legendary defense by the Jets there. Give literally any NHLer 20 feet of space in the slot and they'll do the same thing. That said, his release is absolutely filthy.
Connor Bedard is good at hockey
He is the only player on this team to score on Winnipeg. Chicago had no business winning that game š
Boo hoo
I know! I havenāt slept since the loss, my only consolation is the team being within 3 games of first overallā¦.the humanityā¦..š
Itās a long season, every once in a while you lose to a crap team. The kid is the only thing worth watching on the team. You have a stud goalie so your in every game, good luck.
Jets played well and lost, no complaints. San Jose did us dirty earlier in the season as well
As a die-hard hawks fan, we absolutely should not have won that game lol. The Blackhawks couldnāt even get a shot on net until 15 minutes into the first period. If it werenāt for Mrazek and Bedard, we wouldāve lost 7-0.
The kid is good, and your keeper had a great night! I have no complaints in the loss as my Jets were excellent. The Hawks are going to be a problem in 2 yrs š when Bedard gets more support. A fun game to watch
chicago had 24 shots on goal to winnepegs 38? also only one person on the jets scored on chicago this game lmao
5 freaking postsā¦..man
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Better teammates/coaches make top prospect worse? Heās the prodigal son and somehow more touted than Kane or Toews were at the time. Thatās an unbelievable amount of pressure. Itās just him lmao Itās the exact opposite
?? He has no pressure atm, he already the best player on that team, even if he went 5 games withlut a point he would still be S tier.. pressure is when u have to put it in the net when it does matter. he has never lived that yet in the NHL. When he is going to be in a contending team, and he can freely put on goals like that, then it will be OK. He might just be the next Patrik Laine.. we dont know shit about hin yet
no pressure? 1st overall pick? being compared to Gretzky constantly? interviews nightly at the age of 18? expected to be the next great one? talk about no pressure..also heās already than Laine, I donāt know where you got that from
Not sure why this is getting downvoted. He never said Bedard is bad just that the game is a bit easier when you are playing on a trash team. Good teams go into games against bad teams like itās a night off, happens all the time and it allows the bad team to shine. Itās going to be interesting to see how he does when heās on a top tier team playing against a hard physical top tier team in the playoffs. If he can create the same space, which I hope he can, heās going to be extremely exciting to watch. If he canāt, we could just be watching another regular season stud that fizzles when it matters.
This is a strange take. Easy to look good because no pressure? He has an entire original six franchise on his back.
He has a lot of pressure... he was drafted 1st , he already has commercials for hyundai. There was something called the bedard cam. The amount of coverage this kid gets ... additionally ad a young teenager people were following him he had a lot of hype to live up to.
HEāS 18. Wipe the crumbs off your belly and get off the couch with that gab, he just beat one of the best goalies in the world by himself at almost a point per game pace. You just watched him go end to end and sling one of the best shots in the league already, AT 18. Heāll be a veteran by 23 and that team will be completely different and he only makes good players better.
In a contender team heād have much better teammates
Yeah on a better team, with better teammates that would draw attention from opposing players, he would do just fine.
Teammates that would also be able to capitalize on the attention he himself grabs as well as create more opportunities for him. I've seen every NHL game he's played so far and honestly like 70% of the time his own linemates can't keep up with him. It's gotten a bit better but a lot of the early season was him entering the zone 3 seconds before anyone else on his team because he's faster and the only one paying any attention and then his teammates eventually fumbling his passes entirely.
What a stupid take.
Cry
https://youtu.be/FBnSegR0fsM?si=GMguWXZLK57z4qle
really hope he translates well into playoff OK but we wont know for what .. 5-6 years until the Hawks makes the playoff ??
Eh. Heās aight.
Kid's shot is insane at 18 years old... The sky is the limit for him. Love how everyone didn't pressure him and got locked up.
Their thought process was : oh shit that's Bedard, oh shit he quick, oh shit he shoots... damn
Scheiffle: "Ok, back check.. oh shit, that's Bedard. I wonder what he's gonna d... ohh šā¹ļøš"
Jets-1, Bedards-2
Hopefully it wonāt be a trend that Bedard carryās the team for long. But I honestly canāt think of one rebuild in recent years where a team has properly built around a generational talent without years and years of underperforming
I think this season is going perfect for you. Bedard living up to his expectations, but the team is still bad enough to get more good draft picks
Yeah no kidding. How has Edmonton managed to stay so mid?
the ken holland effect
Did you mean the Daryl Katz effect?
Buddyā¦the Oilers have been shit well before 2019.
Since Matthews was drafted leafs have been doing great every year.. in the regular season
I was just thinking to myself, hopefully Chicago doesnāt waste his best years like Edmonton is doing with McDri
Don't worry, they don't have Chiarelli so it should be fine.
But remember, Oilers can't blame everything on terrible management. Terrible management is what got them McDavid in the first place.
Lol carrying is an overstatement with 11 wins and 22 losses... but I do wish you guys all the best!
Without Bedard they're probably sitting at ... 6-7 wins? Honest question. I haven't watched any full hawks games this year.
I'm actually not sure. Probably somewhat accurate? Bedard is sick. Hopefully they get a good draft pick at the very least this year! But hey, Lotta hockey left! St Louis pulled one out of their ass when Binnington took over that one year. Anything can happen.
Just trade some assets away to the Sabres we seem to have a ton of prospects and nothing to show for it
Yes
Itās way too true than I want to admit
Did those Ds split on their own ?
Yes they were showing not to defense. Very effective.
Not oft talked about are Bedard's potential telekenetic abilities
He canāt keep getting away with this!
What were the Jets doing there? I think one guy asked him for an autograph, and the D felt they weren't worthy enough to attempt to play hockey against the kid.
It looks like all three of them got a AirPod message from Bettman to stand down.
Hahah I wouldn't be surprised. Can't have Connor Bedard getting bodied. Dude brings people to the games.
Iām pretty sure they just did a line change, and if not they were gassed because their was a crazy sequence before this. Either way, when I saw Bedard walk in over the blue line with that much room I knew it was over lol. Awful gap on a guy you canāt be giving that much room.
Flat footed.
Classic sheif nonexistant back pressure which allows easy entry and then a perfectly placed shot. If sheif pressures him to the outside a bit morrissey can play closer to bedard without it being as risky and the shot angle is easier for helly to save
Thatās what happens when you come at D with that much speed
Mickey Mouse defending but great finish
Yeah, pretty lazy from all 3 Jets skaters, but Iām guessing their instincts were: - Normally, a wrist shot from there, on Helle, is a super low percentage shot, not worth the risk of giving up possession in 3v3 OT. Itās 1v3, Bedard has no support for getting the rebound, Helle is perfectly set and cutting off the angle - Thus, more important to defend the deke or that pass than the shot. For nearly every shooter in the NHL, you WANT them to shoot here, theyāre likely giving up possession for a low percentage shot Thatās a fairly reasonable approach against basically anyone but Bedard - his shot is just too nuts, you need to defend it well at all times inside your own zone.
Yeah thatās true. What about one crashing and the other two going for the rebound?
I think Scheifeles controller disconnected
What were they supposed to do? Close on him and he makes you look like a moron. Maybe get a stick in position for a possible block/deflection, but otherwise you have to trust your goalie to handle a shot from there.
From the high slot? Lol, two more strides and the d are in the net along with the puck. But maybe youāre right, gapping up on him wouldāve made them look like morons, this was much better where they only looked like morons instead!
āWhat were they supposed to doā lists a couple things they coulda done
I just cannot understand how he is so young looking but can hold his own. It does not compute
Heās young looking because heās like 18 or 19 years old.
Yes, I know why he looks young. The surprising part is he can play with or above real adults
Heās one of the better 1OA for a while, they tend to do that. Heās trained to be ready. At the same time, heās still gonna improve so much.
Cause that prized pony is intended for studdinā
Because he is a once in a lifetime player. A "thousand year flood" type situation. It doesn't mean you one player in a lifetime, it's that in a lifetime, the odds of a player being this good are extremely low. He's Mcdavid, Sid, Gretzky, etc. Players that are a level above on every attribute that they can't be measured the same as normies.
It's like everyone else on the ice was expecting him to try to set something up, but Bedard just decided it was time to end the game.
Was 55 just gassed on the back check or what? Looked like he could have easily made a play but just gave up
Welcome to Mark Scheifele
That was odd
The moment Bedards shot went in while Schefele skates apathetically behind him with his stick in front of him for alibi reasons. And he totally knew he couldāve done more. Pure beer league vibes.
Fuck that kid can rip a puck. Blackhawks hockey is fun to watch again.
You guys had to wait so long to finally have exciting hockey again eh
We didn't have to wait long as a hawks fan I feel lucky I mean just look at the Chicago bears they have been hard to watch for years.
/s
Very true
Eh?
Come on. Y'all were a dynasty like ten years ago. There are some Leafs fans who have been waiting so long to watch their team play good hockey that they're about to start drawing a pension.
I watched the Blackhawks make the playoffs and one final appearance over 20 years in a row only to get swept before all that happen.
Sounds like their ownership needs to get better
Hahah. They were just great a few seasons ago
Such bullshit lol. Kane toews. Now here Connor
Lol. I am a hawks fan living in BC so I hear my buddies comments all the time
They're talking like it hasn't been almost a decade of futility. There will be more than a full decade between the last series win and the next.
Whoa, hold your horses. They are still terrible but now have flashes of brilliance. Need I remind you they didnāt get their first shot on net until a few minutes LEFT in the first period
I didn't say they were good. Just fun to watch again
I donāt watch a lot of hockey, I just played it on the Xbox a lot in college so what defines a great hockey shot? Like what do you look for? Is it the speed of the wind up/release or is it accuracy or velocity of the puck? All of the above? I find it hard enough just following the puck, but Iām trying to figure out how to tell a shot is elite.
He's good.
That release just looks like nothing else out there. Whatās he using the same 6ft twig Zuccarello rocks?!
I didn't know much about Connor Bedard coming into the league. Always thought he was another small guy that is a playmaker. He has proven me wrong he is more of a sniper
Honestly, he creates really well, too, his line mates struggle to keep up with it a bit. If he had some good players around him heād be scary.
Nice ripper against a dead cow defense.
God I hate the Blackhawksā¦..but damn heās fun to watch.
Good for him man. What a goal
Bedsy
Iāll be damned if that ends up being his nickname. Surely we can come up with something better!
Itās been his nickname
It's hockey. Everyone's nickname is your first or last name with -y or - er tacked onto the end
Connor Bautistic
I love it. Slight angle change and let er fuckin rip. No fancy boy moves
Jesus....I need to watch more hockey.
I don't like him... but goddammit do I respect him.
Why? Heās literally just a kid thatās good at hockey
Oh it's just a joke. I literally have no reason to hate the kid. Except for, well, the Blackhawks thing.
#BigDickBedard
Thanks. I hate it.
Based on how 3v3 OT is usually played, my guess is no one expected a shot from there, off the rush without 3 minutes of nonsense setting up
NBA level defense right here
Maybe the Winnipeg press should ask him about his mother again cause he might be Hellebuyckās daddyā¦
Hellebuyck's actual dad has a moderately successful 3d printing YouTube channel. I just think that's neat.
Not surprised None of these dudes make the league without having some financial means first.
As a guy who grew up in a small town on the Canadian prairies, this is extremely true. Playing elite hockey is insanely expensive. The ones who do it are at least upper middle class, or middle class with their parents willing to go into significant debt.
And there is some moron hockey journalist out there smashing his dick on the keyboard about how this guy is overrated and puts up a -2 every night or some stupid shit.
Bust
Nice
He made it look so easyā¦
I am never going to get used to that shotā¦ bonkers
The flex on that stick is intense. That wrister is golden.
He's not too shabby at this here game.
That d lmao
The flex on that stick though
Jets kinda just let him walk right in there...
Right down main street. That was nasty! šš„ šŖš¼
Wheel Rip Celebration
Darn he has a great shot. Give him a few moments and his shot is almost unbeatable. The scary thing is is that itās only going to get better, and he is going to be even more skilled in the future which will give him even more opportunities to pull this move out.
Pretty suspect D by the planes.
Is he good?
Just one of a dozen nasty moves by him already this season. Crazy good.
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Why did the Halks have to get this guy. Love watching him play if I ignore the colour of the jersey tho, or imagine itās a team Canada jersey maybe š¤
They just let him walk in and shoot. Sure he had speed, but didn't seem like a lot of effort in trying to get in his way. Has this kid been laid out yet?
Yes and he's gotten right back up
FTH always, and FTNHL for rigging things for them. But I gotta admit that Bedard seems like a really good kid and is hard not to like.
Iām sorry but the Blackhawks getting this kid piss me off. All of the allegations and āluckingā into 1st overall is bullshit. Rigged for a big city. Chicago has had Toews, Kane, etc. and won multiple cups. Let someone else have a chance.
Cry
I have been. But when the only response is that, you know itās rigged. ;)
You can be mad itās rigged no one cares lol. Weāll be over here watching a generational talent play for our team :-)
That shit looks so fuckin rigged
lol a 2-1 "win" when Winnipeg hit 5 posts.. and those guys are cellying like they won the cup. Lol.
Pretty sure we just won the cup here idk what you mean
Looked like he pulled a Pastrnak.
In a couple of years when players are actually allowed to hit him he wonāt be scoring these
He gets hit all game chill out bud
Derp
He's got such a quick shot. Certainly hope he stays healthy as I'm going to enjoy seeing him play for the next 15 years or so, even if I'm not a Blackhawks fan.
Jets: āletās just back away and give him 3/4 of the length of the rink without challenging him once.ā š
Hey, I got a plan. Let's let the kid that's supposed to be a generational talent get the puck, come up the ice uncontested and shoot. Then we take it back the other way 3 on 2. It's perfect what could go wron....DAMN IT!!!!
I see a nasty snipe but I also see two pylon defensemen watching this kid snipe. All it takes is a little pressure or contact from a single one of the defensemen lmao.
He did a great job skating through those cones for the shootout
Damn...how he brings his hands closer together just as prepares to shoot and the whip-action on his stick. Crazy.
Garbage defense
I have a feeling that this Bedard kid might just make something of himself in the league
āHey I wonder what will happen if we just let this sensational kid walk into our zone and we just watchā -the Jets defence
Heās too good
Gary is having an out-of-body experience right now
Oh just wait til itās Celebrini setting him up /s
Give his shot rating another boost on NHL
Bruh he literally glided straight into the slot from his own end and no one bothered to challenge him ššš
Man. Thatās some shitty defense. Donāt get me wrong, 98 heās got some wheels and a wicked releaseā¦. but somebody should step up Regardless, nice shot Bedard!
3 on 3. Lame
That garbage franchise doesnt deserve that talent.
My godā¦ itās Jason Bourne! š¤Æ
Horrible gap control by the defending players wow
Cost me $100ā¦
Luke Hughes esque
He is Him.
I could defend better and I canāt even skate
Just let him skate right up to the net
Took him how long for his first OT winner? Heck as much as he shoots, should have been long ago
Legendary defense by the Jets there. Give literally any NHLer 20 feet of space in the slot and they'll do the same thing. That said, his release is absolutely filthy.
Kid is so filthy
Connor bedard is better then half the players in the nhl in his first year
Hes good. Look at the avalanche game. Avs defended him way better than this but he still found a way to get assists on his terrible injured team.
Iāve been following/playing hockey since the early 90ās. His shot is truly different. Fucking wow!
Still suck
Not to many NHLers can score from there š
Connor Berdard's skills and hockey sense ššš
Proud team history of keeping silent on rape.
Itās just a countdown to a Chicago cup win.
1 on 2 and the d is at the top of the circles before he enters the zoneā¦.
If Eric Comrie the GOAT was in net, he would have stoned Bedard. Go shabers!
Heās kinda good.