The Bedard Era Begins: the 2023 - 2024 NHL Season Thread

[smokymountainrain]

The video of the Adam Johnson injury is horrific. That player should be criminally charged.

yes he should. just awful. he definitely swung his leg intentionally at johnson - whether his intent was to hurt him or not, he should know that with blades on his feet, chances are it's going to leave a mark, if not worse.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Move Reichel back to wing. Put him on a line with Bedard. Let Reichel take the face offs. He is completely lost out there trying to play center. The experiment is a failure.

Why in the ever loving hell is Korchinski not playing the point on the power play over Seth Jones. That pass to Bedard was a thing of beauty. Let those 2 work together on the power play. The Blackhawks suck, let this season be about getting the experience for the young players. Korchinski/Bedard is the future of the power play in Chicago. Let them build it now. Reichel isn't going to be a center. Yes, the Blackhawks have to figure out a long-term solution for a second line center, but that can wait.

[Commando]

When I said the Blackhawks were bad, I meant it. Korchinski to Bedard to start the game was a thing of beauty. The rest is this game. Holy shit this team is bad.

That game was fantastic. I don't think I've seen the Coyotes rolling like this. Looking good!!!

[falafel]

yes he should. just awful. he definitely swung his leg intentionally at johnson - whether his intent was to hurt him or not, he should know that with blades on his feet, chances are it's going to leave a mark, if not worse.

I don't think there's any other explanation than he was trying to hurt him. There is simply no other reason to raise your leg into the air and kick someone in the neck with an ice skate.

[MartyFunkhouser]

I don't think there's any other explanation than he was trying to hurt him. There is simply no other reason to raise your leg into the air and kick someone in the neck with an ice skate.

It was not a natural motion at all. In all the years of watching hockey, I have never see a skate hit someone up high like that on a player in an upright position. Not in the neck, not in the face, and not even in the chest. He may not have been specifically targeting his neck, but he was trying to hurt him.

[Commando]

It was not a natural motion at all. In all the years of watching hockey, I have never see a skate hit someone up high like that on a player in an upright position. Not in the neck, not in the face, and not even in the chest. He may not have been specifically targeting his neck, but he was trying to hurt him.

That's messed up and way outside the ethos of hockey, where you don't dare touch anybody with your stick. Yet this guy lets his blades get inverted? F him.

[Shaka]

I gave an explanation on CB. Watch his left leg. It gets folded in like it got stuck in a rut in the ice. Ruts in the ice can throw you off balance and cause you to do strange things when trying to regain balance. Compounded because he may have clipped the other guys skate with his. As someone who's played a lot of hockey, I doubt it was on purpose.

[falafel]

I gave an explanation on CB. Watch his left leg. It gets folded in like it got stuck in a rut in the ice. Ruts in the ice can throw you off balance and cause you to do strange things when trying to regain balance. Compounded because he may have clipped the other guys skate with his. As someone who's played a lot of hockey, I doubt it was on purpose.

There might be some room for that explanation had he not raised his foot up to head level. Those same reflexes honed over years on the ice are the same ones that pull your leg down and away if there were any chance of hitting someone with a sharpened metal blade on the bottom of your foot.

[Shaka]

From one of Johnson's teammates: https://x.com/WestinMichaud/status/1...482213791?s=20


Westin Michaud
@WestinMichaud
1/2 I need to address something about the accident. We wholeheartedly stand with Matt Petgrave. The hate that Matt is receiving is terrible and completely uncalled for. I was at ice level on the bench closest to the accident, I saw both players moving fast.

Westin Michaud
@WestinMichaud
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Oct 30
2/2 The unintentional clip of the Panther player's leg by the Sheffield player caused the somersault. It's clear to me his actions were unintentional and anyone suggesting otherwise is mistaken. Let's come together and not spread unwarranted hate to someone who needs are support

[Shaka]

There might be some room for that explanation had he not raised his foot up to head level. Those same reflexes honed over years on the ice are the same ones that pull your leg down and away if there were any chance of hitting someone with a sharpened metal blade on the bottom of your foot.

It doesn't always work like that. It's a very fast game and sometimes the ice does something to you that you struggle to control.

[Commando]

At any rate, I'm sure he didn't mean to murder anybody literally, so no use attributing that to the poor guy, whose life is ruined. It's a competitive sport and shit happens.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Connor Bedard. He good

[MartyFunkhouser]

This goal by Bedard. The lift and velocity on the shot with so little effort.

He is now up to 9 goals in 13 games. 13 points in 13 games, so he is now averaging a point a game.

So far, he is living up to the hype.

[MartyFunkhouser]

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl-blackhawks-connor-bedard-is-starting-to-light-it-up-as-chances-turn-into-goals-225429670.html

[Commando]

It'll be fun to keep an eye on him. I'm just excited that the Coyotes have graduated from terrible to middle of the pack. Howwwwwwwwwwwwllllll