Bedard cannot fill Cirelli's role on the roster: 12 minutes a game with mostly d-zone starts against other team's top lines, and killing penalties.
Like it or not, the Canadian (and American) Olympic teams are built around roles. The Canadian team submitted a list of 15 players as alternates. That's not because they thought 8 or 10 guys might get injured. Their list is 15 deep because the replacement depends on who they're replacing. If Reinhart or Marner was injured, Bedard is probably top of the list. For Cirelli, it's Bennett or Jarvis.
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Last edited by CliffFletcher; 02-03-2026 at 01:26 PM.
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