Players in Bedards caliber always have a funny way of quickly adapting and growing beyond their next level of competition. Probably not straight away, but soon, I believe we could see Bedard do what he did to the Junior Circuit in the NHL. His absolute freakish understanding of the game will always keep him a threat no matter what.

And powerplays.

yeah good observation because he won't muscle anyone with size just yet but he has legs like Crosby and will no doubt get bigger

I think he's got a great shot at outscoring Ovechkin and Crosby's first seasons. They had 106 and 102 points in their rookie year and I think he has the potential to outdo that. Those numbers you provided are outstanding. 2.62 points per game across all 3 of those competitions is crazy. Even Gretzky was only slightly ahead of that with 2.71 points per game (granted, he was a year younger in his only year of junior). Of course Lemieux was way ahead with 3.98 points per game (didn't play World Junior that year though).

@@kentmartin9289 I didn't realize Lemieux had those numbers. Yikes. As far as Connor is concerned, I'm more middling on his expectations. More in the 50-70 range for points. Teams will double team him coming across no man's land. prevent him from getting thru and then play their best defenseman on him in the zone man on man. With a few teams, it won't matter if they have horrible players or are still rebuilding (Philly), but with Vegas, Fla, Carolina, LA, Dallas, et al....there's no way he escapes with a 4 point game. They'd rather die by another player than let him get off. He'll get his, but just not all the time.

As a 3rd generation Hawks fan....I say let's bring back the "enforcer" game ...make them know what will happen if they even think about pulling some type of Tores type shit!

Plus 61 on that brutal pats team is unreal. His team was bad and he still did all that. He will not struggle one bit in the nhl

BUT he’s in NHL now and to survive he needs put on upper body muscle

Chicago needs to give him time and not expect him to turn around their organization overnight. That's how you get injuries.

@@Dunkdamonk He'll have all the time in the world. Chicago is still intentionally a lottery team this year and maybe next. They won't see the playoffs for like 3 seasons minimum.

Hell even Crosby lost basically two seasons of his prime due to concussion

why even say that then?

Being injured will be part of playing in the NHL. That's not tragic. Losing a child...that's tragic. Lets put this crap in perspective

no it’s going to be his worst nhl season so far

Park league must've been rough for ya.!

80-90 points rookie season is nuts yeah he’ll be good for sure but he’s not going to have the rookie season everyone thinks he will. would not be surprised if fantilli takes rookie of the season

I'd be willing to wager a good chunk that he scores at least 100 points if he doesn't get injured.

@@packers2105you better hope he starts falling off. As of right now he looks unstoppable and is only gettin better

Dude is going to get his clock cleaned in the NHL. His skills won't translate. He plays well against juniors and prospects, not men.

lmao bros blind@@Borodin410

@@Borodin410you are coping so hard

@@Borodin410Lmao I’ll come back to this comment in a few months

Please do. Let me know how Yakupov, Lafreniere, and Wright are doing too.@@floufay5209

I played a bit myself, and had plenty of shots SIMILAR to his 3rd one... but for some reason my shots tended to get blocked or hit the goalie. Lol. I am old enough to remember when people wondered whether Gretzky's game would translate to the NHL, louder lol. Something similar here I think. He will lead the league in scoring by his 2nd year, and probably stay in the top 3 in scoring for a decade. He won't be as good a 2-way player as some, but he won't need to be. Oh, and as an aside: imagine Bedard on a line with Marner playing for Team Canada.

​@@gameburn178sorry but there is no way in hell bedard puts up more points than mcdavid in only his second season. Maybe by season 3 or 4 but 2nd is way too soon

40 points is possible, 40 goals - maybe in a few years if he stays healthy.

@@tt128556 Auston Matthews scored 40 goals and had 29 assists in his first year. Don't underestimate Bedard.

Bedard. 40 goals. 92 pts

I say he gets more points than McDavid this year

33 G 37 A

Austin Matthews had four goals in his first game

He is definitely going to be targeted, all the stars have big targets on them, hopefully nothing serious but it's not a matter of if but when.

@@SherLock55 You may be right, but he's a smart kid and he will stay clean I think for the most part. He'll take a few shots here and there, its part of the game, but he'll likely stay upright more than not simply because Chicago brought in a few veterans to teach him how to do it. If you recall, Florida brought in Jagr to teach Barkov how to stay healthy. It paid off for the most part, but maybe Florida should have brought in a virologist to teach the team how to not pass along infections last season more than anything else.

Chicago needs to get a Marchand type of guy to mess around. Wish major enforcers were still around..the good thong is Bedard keeps his head up and can see what's happening. What happened to Lindros won't happen to him. I hope he grows/bulks a bit more as he ripens in the next few years but I'm rooting for the guy!

There are great smallish players in the league right now -- hopefully he can learn from the likes of Marner and Pettersson. @@dana102083

Thats exactly what I was thinking.

True but kakko does not skate or shoot like bedard.

Bedard break every records for a Canadian player, at a younger age compare to Messier, Gretzky, Lemieux etc etc, at a era where scoring goal is harder... Kakko is good, but Bedard is on a other level

He’s playing w hall and kessel

ovi did 52 so i can belive easy 40

@@jonathanbdk3164 ovi was older though tbf

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so? he will still score 25+ goals

That's awesome man. My son played on a championship team too. Those peewees worked really really hard.

Yes, the goalies Bedard was shooting on did look like peewees. 😆 😂 @@ramymelhem

The way to stop the quick release of Mathews and Bedard is for the goalie to do exactly what you described. When Price had those 2 super seasons that is what he did but somehow along the way forgot how to do that after the Rangers playoff series where they intentionally took him out. Teams will make a book on Bedard and have their teams study his...go to's.....McDavid has his speed to give him that super edge Bedard, will have to work on his skating and speed.

Agreed... He's not nearly as fast as McDavid with or without the puck... But BUT BUT... Who, in the entire NHL has THAT SHOT, plus such a deceptive ability to change the release point and shooting angle like Bedard does, routinely and in the blink of an eye ?....Nope, not even Matthews....This is what separates him ... what makes him so special...Also, his hockey IQ...he processes the game faster than anyone else... Not like Gretzky... We likely won't ever see that level again...but still, arguably, better than anyone in today's NHL... And still, just a teenager.... CRAZY GOOD...

@@berryscott3590 He hasn’t played a single NHL game yet so im not going to say he has a better shot than Matthews but its certainly an NHL level shot and he has crazy speed, agility and hands. He will be deadly.

He has a more deceptive shot than Matthews, not necessarily better, but it could prove more effective, even at the NHL level... Not that he's gonna score 4, in his first NHL game, like Matthews @@8JFJK8

That shot is already better then matthews lmao

@@ryanlauzon177 I have to agree with you 100%

Let me sipp my Carlsson copium bottle. :( Iam with you bro

boo hoo😂😅

Ducks passed on Fantilli 😂

Remember the draw? Oh wait, you don't. Because they didn't show it live. Technical difficulty. Typical NHL.

Yeah the draft was rigged sucks should’ve got him

defensemen will make it tough on him, they have way more size/speed/experience than these camp rookies

@@puny-tinsucks5102 he’s definitely gonna have way less, time space, and energy

Crosby didn't have talent around him his rookie year either lol - Pens were a last place team and he still put up 102 points as an 18 year old. Scoring in the league now is at it's highest since the 80s - it's easier to score now than 20 years ago.

@@him8012Malkin lol

35 goals, 70+ points

@@him8012 Sergei Gonchar, Mark Recchi, John LeClair and if you go down the list you even find some bloke called Mario Lemieux who played a few games that year. Yeah I am sure they are all a bit older, but not completely useless players.

@@nathanthemoneyman9191 Nope, Malkin's first season was 06-07.

Lmfao this is the development we have been waiting to see, what are you talking about? We should be praising this kid, he is playing even better now and soon will be starting pre season. He will do fine, we can be hyped about on paper the next best NHL star.

@@claytonchaos578 dominating a rookie camp game is no different than dominating the world juniors - realistically it’s lesser competition than the world juniors. People out there are acting like he’s going to put up 100+ points THIS SEASON - shouldn’t have that kind of pressure on him. He’s going to be great, but let’s all put this in perspective - very few dominate the nhl at 18. The hype is getting to be a bit much.

@@cbone1982 what did he do? He ripped 3 clean goals. What would impress you? 7 goals and 3 assists?

@@cbone1982 yes, against all the best prospects

@@cbone1982 How many prospect points do you have?

wanna bet?

@@puny-tinsucks5102 I'll bet you tree-fittee!

why wasn't he been rocked in any league he's played in to date? Why doesn't Johnny Gaudreau get rocked? Or Crosby when he first came in the league?

he will need to add size he is small for the NHL

If you wan to crown him, then crown him...Author - Denny Green

@@fine5441 he is who we thought he was!