As the summer rolls on and the NHL offseason continues, the Chicago Blackhawks are one of the few teams creating headlines. Today, Laz and Shayna discuss Connor Bedard’s shoulder surgery that’ll keep him out for four months and whether it’s fair to label him “injury prone” at this point in his career, as well as the possibility of Hawks legend Patrick Kane reuniting with the club to help buoy the offense while Bedard is out. Plus, thoughts on the Anaheim Ducks officially matching Leo Carlsson’s offer sheet and how high Shayna’s concern-o-meter is for the Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson and the Columbus Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski.
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0:00:00: Intro
0:01:09: Is the NHL’s offseason too quiet for its own good?
0:05:09: Connor Bedard undergoes shoulder surgery, remains unsigned
0:08:13: Is a Connor Bedard-Jack Hughes “injury prone” comparison fair?
0:16:08: What is Connor Bedard’s market value as a restricted free agent?
0:19:14: Is Patrick Kane a better fit with the Blackhawks or Sabres?
0:26:03: Leo Carlsson is staying with the Ducks as Anaheim matches Philly’s offer sheet
0:39:51: Concern-o-meter: Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson
0:46:38: Concern-o-meter: Columbus Blue Jackets and Zach Werenski
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Nathan McKinnon took five years to get going. Connor Bedard is light years ahead of where Jack Hughes was at the same point.
Connor Bedard is on another level than Jack Hughes. It is an insult to Connor Bedard to compare him to Jack Hughes.
Connor Bedard is on another level than Jack Hughes. It is an insult to Connor Bedard to compare him to Jack Hughes. Through Hughes first three seasons he had 64 assists through Bedard’s first three seasons he has 128 assists. So Bedard is better at the thing that Hughes is supposedly best at. And Hughes had much better teammates around him his first three years.
Thank you for being the voice of reason regarding Bedard. There have been so many bad takes by so called experts who clearly don't watch the Hawks.
You also have the FIFA world cup going and eople are focus on thse games and not following too closely the NHL until its over and then everyone will be back in full swing
You people have no morals on the issue of the Carlsson offer sheet. Bedard would NEVER do what Carlsson did. Carlsson screwed his whole team by signing that. Bedard will get close to the 18 million. Carlsson is no Bedard.