First impressions of Bedard, Couturier's return, and 5 more NHL items

Takes, Thoughts, Trends is theScore's biweekly hockey grab bag.The NHL's schedule makers sure know how to take advantage of a marketable player. Check out Chicago's slate to start the Connor Bedard era:

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Connor Bedard’s Career Beginning Against Plenty of Other Former No. 1 Picks

The NHL lined up a lot of other former top overall picks to face Bedard early in his career. The post Connor Bedard’s Career Beginning Against Plenty of Other Former No. 1 Picks appeared first on Bleacher Nation.

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The DFO Rundown Ep. 245 – Atlantic Division Preview & Bedard Debuts

The first 48 hours of the NHL season have not underwhelmed. We’ve gotten some pretty big moments on the ice as Connor Bedard made his debut and both Auston Matthews and Brock Boeser popped home an opening night hat tricks. There was a lot for Frank

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Blackhawks’ Donato Must Take Advantage of Playing With Bedard

You don’t have to go to Harvard to know that playing with Connor Bedard is a good idea. Funny enough, Chicago Blackhawks’ forward Ryan Donato did go to Harvard, playing…

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32 Thoughts Podcast: The pursuit of hockey happiness begins

Jeff Marek and Elliotte Friedman discuss the Chris Snow tribute, Zach Werenski’s injury, Connor Bedard’s NHL debut and how Brad Marchand went after the young star, the Canucks’ blowout of the Oilers and the Maple Leafs’ goal-song controversy.

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Bedard’s HUGE TV Numbers, Players Rave, McAfee Love, Korchinski Settling In, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

More record-breaking numbers for Connor Bedard... in television audience. The post Bedard’s HUGE TV Numbers, Players Rave, McAfee Love, Korchinski Settling In, and Other Blackhawks Bullets appeared first on Bleacher Nation.

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Could Connor Bedard Catch or Break An All-Time Rookie Record?

Bedard has a point in every game he's played in the NHL. The post Could Connor Bedard Catch or Break An All-Time Rookie Record? appeared first on Bleacher Nation.

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Blackhawks Stock Index: Backstopping the Upward Trend

It’s only been a couple of games but there’s some sample size to see on which Chicago Blackhawks players are trending up and down. Though it’s only a pair of games, a player like Kevin Korchinski has seven games left before a potential decision

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Why Blackhawks’ Bedard has exceeded expectations two games into the season

Mike Kelly joins Hockey Central to discuss how Connor Bedard creates chances to earn his points, and why he expects Jets’ Gabriel Vilardi to have a breakout season.

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Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard plays in record-breaking games on ESPN, TNT: What the viewership means for Chicago

The hype around Chicago Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard manifested itself in TV viewership on Tuesday and Wednesday, when both ESPN and TNT set record numbers. Here’s what you need to know: ESPN’s broadcast of the Blackhawks’ season-opening w

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Calder Trophy Betting: Connor Bedard at -125 is a Gift

With the NHL season starting and Connor Bedard getting a point in his professional debut, can anyone catch him in Calder Trophy futures betting? We delve in.

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Editor’s Choice: Reichel On a Line With Bedard Worth A Look

It was the no look pass at center ice that made it intriguing. Earlier in the offseason, before the Chicago Blackhawks brass made it known that Lukas Reichel would be centering a line, an ongoing question was whether Reichel and Bedard would be on a

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