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Blackhawks hide Connor Bedard's skate blades and more and Luke Richardson is not happy
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Connor Bedard's excessive practice habits were well-documented last season and even annoyed veteran players like Corey Perry.
His practice regimen reminds us of Michael Jordan's dedication to the game of Basketball, and Baseball, if you ever watched "The Last Dance". It was a lifelong pursuit of greatness, and Bedard knows this.
This led to comical interviews, where Head Coach Luke Richardson was asked about how they would find ways to get Bedard to rest.
Here's another Tweet from last season which revealed Bedard's obsession with practice:
It appears to never have worked, as Richardson was asked about the topic this season.
The answer wasn't too dissimilar from last season, which is unsurprising and it seems at this point to be a confrontation between Bedard(Roadrunner) and the team in this instance, Wile E. Coyote.
"Blackhawks are going to have to send a SWAT team to extract Connor Bedard, Wyatt Kaiser, Kevin Korchinski, Lukas Reichel, and some of the other young guys off the ice after practice here in Denver. Bus is waiting. Corey Perry just came out and yelled, 'OK, Connor wins. Let's go!'"
This was documented at the beginning of last season, on October 21st, 2023, and shows that there's no way to stop him.
Honestly, last season despite all the setbacks was a success for Connor Bedard, as it paid off.
He scored 61 points( 22 G, 39 A) in 68 games, after missing 14 due to a fractured jaw. He won the Calder Trophy beating runner-up, Minnesota Wild defenseman, Brock Faber.
He may be obsessive, but it's obvious he's doing something right, as he is the face of the Chicago Blackhawks and the future face of the NHL.
Bedard's begun to cement his legacy in the NHL and begins his sophomore season, with the same practice habits as before.
| POLL | ||
OCTOBRE 4 | 52 ANSWERS Blackhawks hide Connor Bedard's skate blades and more and Luke Richardson is not happy Do you think Connor Bedard's practice regimen is detrimental to his game, or beneficial? | ||
| Detrimental | 12 | 23.1 % |
| Beneficial | 40 | 76.9 % |
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