He's +30 on a team with a -14 goal differential, his defensive struggles might be overstated.
Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he starts to slow down a bit here too. He's guaranteed to go number 1 overall in the draft. The Regina Pats aren't very good - unlike Crosby in his draft year he's unlikely to be playing in the memorial cup. I'm not sure I'd be playing all out and risking injury at this point either.
Honestly Regina should have traded him to Kamloops instead of holding out for 20 more games of him on home ice. Would have been better for the CHL as a whole to have Bedard playing in the Memorial Cup this year, and to see if that chemistry with Stankoven from the WJC would have continued.
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