National hockey analysts Mark Messier and Paul Bissonnette have recently expressed some negative opinions about Chicago Blackhawks star forward Connor Bedard.
Now, the young hockey star is pushing back with his own thoughts.
While there have been flashes of potential and promise, Bedard’s NHL career with the Blackhawks has yet to fully blossom. Following an injury-shortened rookie season, he has 46 points through 53 games this year, which aren’t exactly superstar statistics. Meanwhile, Chicago has the second-worst record in the NHL at 16-31-6.
During the second intermission of Wednesday’s broadcast of the Blackhawks-Oilers game, TNT’s Bissonnette was highly critical of Bedard, referring to how he’s playing as…