Steve Dangle, Adam Wylde and Jesse Blake discuss the MASSIVE 5-Year/$15M extension signed by Connor Bedard to stay with the Chicago Blackhawks. Then, they discuss their roster as a whole and share their thoughts on whether or not they believe they will be a playoff team anytime soon.
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Connor bedard’s biggest issue is his size. If he can gain 10lbs of muscle, I wonder if his injury risk would drop significantly
They should get J Robertson in FA next summer
Massive ? He literally gave them a hometown discount
He is just shy of a point per game while having to take some time off due to injury. I think he is more than worth it.
So Habs have Hutson, Suzuki and Caufield for less than Bedard and Byram hahahahahahahahaha
Literally the Sharks were 14pts above the Hawks (who were without their top 2 guys for a month)… they are marginally better at this point, they just play in the pillow-fight division
ARE THEY BEDARDED?
The whole league is better when the original six are competitive.
7:48 This is why I’ve been saying Elias Pettersson to Chicago actually makes a ton of sense.
Especially with Bedard going down, they need to bring in someone now, and Pettersson could be an elite 2C behind Bedard. Despite his struggles he’s still excellent defensively, can play PK, PP, etc.
Chicago cares so little about picks they traded the 4th overall. And if they have no problem paying Byram 12.5, they shouldn’t have a problem with Pettersson at 11.6. (They would still have like 9 million in cap with Ryan Ellis on LTIR.)
Realistically, I think Vancouver would do it for like Oliver Moore, one of Edmonton or Floridas firsts, and their 2nd round pick back.
That’s nothing for them. They’ll barely miss those pieces and have plenty more to add in the future if they want
Ah the glorious Sharks.
Had Celebrini and Smith both been injured last season then they would have earned that #2 draft pick.
Had Bedard and Nazar not both been out, perhaps we would have got it 😊
Blackhawks are hoping on a lot of WHAT IF'$ ? ? ?
Rather have Bedard at 15 than Mathews at 12 😂
Bedards constant injuries are starting to be a concern….I still think he's a world class talent but if your on the bench injured your talent means nothing.
They lost their top 2 centers in December last year. Bedard and Nazar were provided all the offense. Obviously that isn’t ideal but they were in the wild card “hunt” before they got hurt.
Patrick Kane as a role model c'mon
There’s also an element of Kyle Davidson being uniquely untouched by any criticism whatsoever in town simply because he’s not Stan Bowman. What is it they say about “not wanting to replace the legend (Dale Tallon), but wanting to replace the guy who replaced the legend”…?
Been saying for years, Kyle "just give it time" Davidson will waste Bedards best years and foment a losing culture
$15m/yr for a career plus/minus -98 and a 40pt/yr D man making 16% less than the generational talent… only on a Kyle Davidson team
The Hawks were 16-21 with 6 ot losses at the Dec 20 mark. Not bad then it fell apart
"..and Frondell, who they REFUSE to give up on, they WILL NOT trade…" That's a weird way to describe that situation….our #2 overall pick from last year who came in after his SHL season and put up 9 points in 12 games, showing his physical presence not allowing the puck to get taken off his stick, winning board battles, back checking and showing he is a solid 2-way forward… He's a stud, moving off of him shouldn't be considered and wasn't considered. Was Dude talking about Levshunov, maybe? Cause that would make more sense with the tone that comment was made.
If Toronto makes the playoffs I am going to take a drive up there to be around the vibe.
Stop compartmentlizing people careers. Also blame the NHLPA for inflated contracts. Letting players get to UFA faster changed everything. Now players are payed for potential no what they did.
Bedard is a Canuck in 5 years max. Book it.
he is OVERPAID for sure….but most players are by a couple million. You gotta overpay to keep them just in case and lock them up .
Yes. Chicago is terrible and he’s by far their best player. Give him a decent winger and he’ll get 100 points.
Kirill Kaprizov had 89 points in 78 games last year
Bedard had an 85 point 78 game pace…and thats him not playing at 100% post-injury….
Kaprizov makes $17 mil AAV
Carlssons deal has no bearing on anyone else's deal.
Also, no Bedard isn't worth 15 a year.
He's a small injury prone winger
Hockey star salaries have barely moved in 20 years. Look at basketball, baseball, and football salaries over the same period.