Connor Bedard

irv · 01-02-2023, 11:14 PM

Anyone watching the World Juniors, particularly Team Canada?

Bedard is unbelievable. Broke Eric Lindros' and Jordan Eberle's goals and points records with still games to play.

2 goals tonight including an unbelievable O.T. winner.
His Team Canada and Pats cards are currently flying off the shelves as we speak.
https://www.thescore.com/wjhc/news/2531706
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Mj9wYeG0Q

Charismatic44th · 01-02-2023, 11:17 PM

Yeah this dude is incredible, definitely will pay whatever the going price is for his Young Guns once they release

cardsin47 · 01-03-2023, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Charismatic44th

Yeah this dude is incredible, definitely will pay whatever the going price is for his Young Guns once they release

mma138 · 03-12-2024, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Charismatic44th

Yeah this dude is incredible, definitely will pay whatever the going price is for his Young Guns once they release

so how good is he ? would you guys put him above the young guns from the past few years ? is he in the league of crosby ? ovechkin ?

carlo16 · 03-12-2024, 05:06 AM

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so how good is he ? would you guys put him above the young guns from the past few years ? is he in the league of crosby ? ovechkin ?

He’s Steven Stamkos.

carlo16 · 03-02-2025, 09:34 AM

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He’s Steven Stamkos.

That might be his ceiling.

NotGoSportsBall · 03-12-2024, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by mma138

so how good is he ? would you guys put him above the young guns from the past few years ? is he in the league of crosby ? ovechkin ?

I wouldn’t. My main comparison is Patrick Kane, just situationally. Undersized, takes over a terrible team, amazing talent. He even won multiple cups but his YG prices are meh. Bedard had a better shot. Kane was a better stick handler.

The dude was said Stamkos is also right.

brettmik59 · 03-12-2024, 12:27 PM

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I wouldn’t. My main comparison is Patrick Kane, just situationally. Undersized, takes over a terrible team, amazing talent. He even won multiple cups but his YG prices are meh. Bedard had a better shot. Kane was a better stick handler.

The dude was said Stamkos is also right.

I agree. Same team too, and he won cups and look at his prices. People are pricing in that Bedard is gonna have like 5x the career of Kane. I don't see it.

CanadianKid · 01-03-2023, 08:16 AM

He has everything going for him, time will tell but the YG will def be fire.

His Team Canada stuff is going insane, doubling in value this tourney alone.

If the dude really does turn into the next McDavid it will still look like a deal.

cbeauch87 · 01-03-2023, 08:44 AM

I gotta know what set his YG will be in. I'll be stashing a ton of it away.

Inferno · 01-03-2023, 09:02 AM

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I gotta know what set his YG will be in. I'll be stashing a ton of it away.

2023-24 Series One most likely. Whether it comes out before 2024 remains to be seen.

jmarascojr · 01-03-2023, 09:03 AM

Way too early, but would love to see him go to Chicago or Montreal.

Or even Columbus...

The rest of the teams at the bottom right now are career killers...

kingb22 · 01-03-2023, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by jmarascojr

Way too early, but would love to see him go to Chicago or Montreal.

Or even Columbus...

The rest of the teams at the bottom right now are career killers...

or the Flyers, preferably the Flyers of old not the past 20 years

ZappBrannigan · 01-03-2023, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by jmarascojr

Way too early, but would love to see him go to Chicago or Montreal.

Or even Columbus...

The rest of the teams at the bottom right now are career killers...

I’d add Columbus as career killer.

Inferno · 01-03-2023, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by jmarascojr

Way too early, but would love to see him go to Chicago or Montreal.

Or even Columbus...

The rest of the teams at the bottom right now are career killers...

Please anybody but Arizona. A career killing team playing out of a college rink. If I were Bedard I’d be Lindros-ing that team if they picked me.

I have a feeling it’ll be Chicago. Just seems like the kind of lucky bounce the team would get as Kane and Toews move on. Not that the franchise deserves it.

kingb22 · 01-03-2023, 09:35 AM

Bedard had so many circle wrist shots saved in that game that after the last one came back to him, he decided he was going to go for it. And man, what a play - that was McDavid level stuff.

I've been impressed in this tourney at how physical he plays. For a smaller guy, not afraid to mix it up. There was some pre-tourney buzz that Adam Fantilli might challenge Bedard's status as the top pick .. seems kind of silly now. 21ps for Bedard / 3 for Fantilli is a bit resounding, especially when it's a 17yr old.

Since there's not a WJC thread, Logan Cooley has been really good for the US - impressed at his overall game. Also Jimmy Snuggerud - already a better player than his dad

irv · 01-03-2023, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by kingb22

Bedard had so many circle wrist shots saved in that game that after the last one came back to him, he decided he was going to go for it. And man, what a play - that was McDavid level stuff.

I've been impressed in this tourney at how physical he plays. For a smaller guy, not afraid to mix it up. There was some pre-tourney buzz that Adam Fantilli might challenge Bedard's status as the top pick .. seems kind of silly now. 21ps for Bedard / 3 for Fantilli is a bit resounding, especially when it's a 17yr old.

Since there's not a WJC thread, Logan Cooley has been really good for the US - impressed at his overall game. Also Jimmy Snuggerud - already a better player than his dad

Yep, a heck of a game, and I think Slovakia surprised a lot of people last night, especially their goalie, as Bedard himself said.

https://www.tsn.ca/hockey-canada/vid...on-his~2590377

Going to be a great game tomorrow night as most U.S. vs Canada games are.

Giroux · 01-03-2023, 11:10 AM

He looks good in orange and black

cardsin47 · 01-03-2023, 11:27 AM

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He looks good in orange and black

Yes ….. and he’s going to look good stuck in the MANY unopened Hobby Boxes I buy next year

HeyRelaxGuy · 01-03-2023, 12:02 PM

I hope NO Canadian team gets him because Canadian teams SUCK! No cup in THIRTY YEARS and counting! Let that sink in!

cardsin47 · 01-03-2023, 12:25 PM

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I hope NO Canadian team gets him because Canadian teams SUCK! No cup in THIRTY YEARS and counting! Let that sink in!

That’s a kinda’ wild Stat ….. especially since it’s ‘their’ Sport

HeyRelaxGuy · 01-03-2023, 12:51 PM

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That’s a kinda’ wild Stat ….. especially since it’s ‘their’ Sport

That's what makes it even more pathetic. It's OUR sport and yet thirty years no cup?

This guy is one heck of a player and I just don't want to see him waste all his precious years playing up here and getting no where. Go to America and win some cups.

Inferno · 01-03-2023, 01:30 PM

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That’s a kinda’ wild Stat ….. especially since it’s ‘their’ Sport

It may be “our sport” or whatever but the Canadian teams aren’t made up of entirely Canadian players so it’s a dumb comparison. If the cap wasn’t a thing and you could somehow replicate a Team Canada Olympic roster on a Canadian NHL team, and that team went 30 years without a Cup, then sure. It’s two completely different formats of hockey.

anusinha · 01-03-2023, 12:15 PM

Ill take anything aside from Arizona or Columbus. Bettman will try and have him land in either Montreal or Chicago.

The_Reverend · 01-03-2023, 12:27 PM

The stars don’t want to go or stay in Canada. Taxes are crazy!!

01-02-2023, 11:14 PM	#1
irv Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Ontario, Canada. Posts: 1,029	Connor Bedard Anyone watching the World Juniors, particularly Team Canada? Bedard is unbelievable. Broke Eric Lindros' and Jordan Eberle's goals and points records with still games to play. 2 goals tonight including an unbelievable O.T. winner. His Team Canada and Pats cards are currently flying off the shelves as we speak. https://www.thescore.com/wjhc/news/2531706 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Mj9wYeG0Q __________________ My 52 Topps collection: https://www.flickr.com/photos/144160280@N05/

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jmarascojr Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,301 shooterjoe13	Way too early, but would love to see him go to Chicago or Montreal. Or even Columbus... The rest of the teams at the bottom right now are career killers... __________________ Always looking to trade, https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVYMy7F I PC Luke Harper/Brodie Lee

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Charismatic44th Member Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 491	Yeah this dude is incredible, definitely will pay whatever the going price is for his Young Guns once they release

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CanadianKid Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 2,127	He has everything going for him, time will tell but the YG will def be fire. His Team Canada stuff is going insane, doubling in value this tourney alone. If the dude really does turn into the next McDavid it will still look like a deal.

01-03-2023, 08:44 AM	#10
cbeauch87 Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Washington Posts: 982	I gotta know what set his YG will be in. I'll be stashing a ton of it away.

01-03-2023, 09:35 AM	#16
kingb22 Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,023	Bedard had so many circle wrist shots saved in that game that after the last one came back to him, he decided he was going to go for it. And man, what a play - that was McDavid level stuff. I've been impressed in this tourney at how physical he plays. For a smaller guy, not afraid to mix it up. There was some pre-tourney buzz that Adam Fantilli might challenge Bedard's status as the top pick .. seems kind of silly now. 21ps for Bedard / 3 for Fantilli is a bit resounding, especially when it's a 17yr old. Since there's not a WJC thread, Logan Cooley has been really good for the US - impressed at his overall game. Also Jimmy Snuggerud - already a better player than his dad

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Giroux Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: USA Posts: 4,809 cardsgoingup	He looks good in orange and black

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HeyRelaxGuy Member Join Date: Jun 2022 Location: Toronto Posts: 668	I hope NO Canadian team gets him because Canadian teams SUCK! No cup in THIRTY YEARS and counting! Let that sink in!

01-03-2023, 12:15 PM	#24
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,340	Ill take anything aside from Arizona or Columbus. Bettman will try and have him land in either Montreal or Chicago.

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The_Reverend Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 15,234 islubi	The stars don’t want to go or stay in Canada. Taxes are crazy!!