03-30-2025, 06:04 PM
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#12901
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Calgary
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I’m going to take a ton of flack for saying this, but Bedard might not even be top-5 on my wish list for U-21 centers. He’s way too soft to be as small as he is, and there’s other players that can affect the game in ways he can’t.
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03-30-2025, 06:28 PM
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#12902
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandman
I’m going to take a ton of flack for saying this, but Bedard might not even be top-5 on my wish list for U-21 centers. He’s way too soft to be as small as he is, and there’s other players that can affect the game in ways he can’t.
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Only two for me I think:
W. Johnston
Celebrini
I think the offensive upside is still to high to not take him over all other U-21 centers. Hes still an offensive U-21 leader and has the worst support cast.
I do think he ends up as a winger though.
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03-30-2025, 06:54 PM
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#12903
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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I think Bedard is great, but I'm not even sure if he should really be a center. Nothing about him scream "center" except for the general vision and passing
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03-30-2025, 08:04 PM
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#12905
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Calgary
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He's being killed by inept teammates....
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03-30-2025, 08:19 PM
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#12906
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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Parekh and Luke Misa for bedard? Chicago then takes mike Misa...
Probably one of the only scenarios I'd be ok giving up parekh tbh. Still seems very very unlikely.
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03-30-2025, 08:39 PM
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#12907
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Parekh and Luke Misa for bedard? Chicago then takes mike Misa...
Probably one of the only scenarios I'd be ok giving up parekh tbh. Still seems very very unlikely.
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Chicago would laugh at this proposal.
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03-30-2025, 09:32 PM
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#12908
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Saskatoon
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
I think Bedard is great, but I'm not even sure if he should really be a center. Nothing about him scream "center" except for the general vision and passing
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Yup, he doesn’t play with enough jam to be a center at his size.
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03-30-2025, 09:41 PM
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#12909
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhett44
Chicago would laugh at this proposal.
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I would not trade Parekh straight up for Bedard so Chicago can laugh all they like.
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03-30-2025, 10:13 PM
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#12910
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
I would not trade Parekh straight up for Bedard so Chicago can laugh all they like.
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Totally agree. If we are spending assets then get into the top ten of this draft you have a solid chance that one of frondell, obrien, mqueen, or desnoyer will he in that 7 to 11 range. All of them project to top line centers and would cost a hell of a lot less.
Or trade Anderson and use the assets to get close to ten in this draft.
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03-30-2025, 10:15 PM
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#12911
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fan69
Totally agree. If we are spending assets then get into the top ten of this draft you have a solid chance that one of frondell, obrien, mqueen, or desnoyer will he in that 7 to 11 range. All of them project to top line centers and would cost a hell of a lot less.
Or trade Anderson and use the assets to get close to ten in this draft.
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Come on now none of them project to be Bedard or even close
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03-30-2025, 10:20 PM
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#12912
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First Line Centre
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dissentowner
I would not trade Parekh straight up for Bedard so Chicago can laugh all they like.
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You're nuts lol. Bedard was supposed to be a generational talent.
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03-30-2025, 10:23 PM
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#12913
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by dino7c
Come on now none of them project to be Bedard or even close
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If the difference is parehk and a first no thanks. And projections are just that projections. And quite frankly i dont see mqueen or frondell as huge dowgrades as they bring more to the game than just skill.
Bedard is skilled for sure but proving he doesnt handle losing well, is soft as butter and is one if the smallest centers in the league which means he has to outskill the competitors on a nightly basis. Same problem hagens has in this draft projecting as a center and one if the main reasons he is dropping out of the top five on a lot if lists.
Flash and dash is great if it helps you win games i havent seen that from bedard yet and am not convinced i will either .
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03-30-2025, 10:26 PM
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#12914
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Lifetime Suspension
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McQueen has serious question marks and projects as a winger if he even makes it.
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03-30-2025, 10:36 PM
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#12915
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
McQueen has serious question marks and projects as a winger if he even makes it.
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Mqueen has high end skill and this is the first i have heard yet that he is projected as a winger?
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03-30-2025, 10:40 PM
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#12916
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Fan69
Mqueen has high end skill and this is the first i have heard yet that he is projected as a winger?
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In the draft thread scouting report posted with tracked stats. Doesn’t track well up the middle but sounds like he has the shot to make it as winger.
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03-30-2025, 10:41 PM
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#12917
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: SW Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhett44
You're nuts lol. Bedard was supposed to be a generational talent.
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Is he? So was Alexander Daigle. Parekh is doing things that also point to being a generational defenceman. So you would trade a future franchise D man who is younger, cost controlled for longer, for a player who is starting to look like a first line winger? That's called being idiotic. We can all be thankful you are just a crappy poster on a Flames message board instead of our GM.
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03-30-2025, 10:46 PM
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#12918
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Paulie Walnuts
In the draft thread scouting report posted with tracked stats. Doesn’t track well up the middle but sounds like he has the shot to make it as winger.
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Ya one page. Not exactly convinced
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03-30-2025, 10:56 PM
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#12919
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Fan69
Ya one page. Not exactly convinced
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Well just because Bedard hasn’t lit up the world at age 19 doesn’t mean McQueen would be a better get lol.
MacKinnon didn’t take off until his 5th season and his situation was similar until they got some better players.
People called Crosby soft and a whiner as well.
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03-30-2025, 11:05 PM
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#12920
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Calgary
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Bedard in his first 2 seasons is producing at 0.84 PPG with no help. He's still 19.
Parekh (I would've taken him 3rd OA in the draft you can see the receipts in the polls) has never played in the NHL and despite him doing amazing this year, looked way over his head at training camp and has never played a game against men.
So yeah. Chicago would laugh at that proposal. Could that change after Parekhs rookie year? Absolutely. But now.. laughable.
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