02-03-2026, 04:25 PM
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#681
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Alberta
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I agree, Corsi, I was more replying to the idea that he can be discounted because of "6 games scoreless".
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02-03-2026, 04:37 PM
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#682
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Oct 2025
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Hyman is a really good player that can play effectively with really good players. I'm slightly dubious of citing the production stats of a guy who's riding shotgun with the dude who once turned Pat Maroon into a 27 goal scorer but I would be willing to bet that him being a really solid dude that lots of their players seem to like playing with is a big factor here.
Regardless, I think it's champagne problems, I'd be willing to bet if you stuck Bedard (or Johnston, or Scheifele, or Jarvis) on 97s wing they'd be just fine. Remember when Chris Kunitz went bar down comedically hard in the gold medal game back in 2014?
Personally I'd love to see Bedard out here with some of the big dogs rather than guys like Bertuzzi, guy is just so much fun to watch.
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02-03-2026, 07:38 PM
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#683
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First Line Centre
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No Bedard is still mind bottling.
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02-03-2026, 07:58 PM
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#684
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rohara66
No Bedard is still mind bottling.
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Honestly it kind of seems like 'Bedard is young' and so he'll get another chance, so they're favouring other players who may not get another shot. Which...if we're talking 'Best on Best' shouldn't matter. You take your best.
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02-03-2026, 08:32 PM
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#685
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First Line Centre
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Didn’t they pass on Crosby in his rookie season too?
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02-03-2026, 08:57 PM
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#686
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Not that I dislike Hyman as a player but I mostly dont want him on the team because then he likely eats a slot on McDavid's line and I would like to see him play with other stars
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02-03-2026, 09:18 PM
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#687
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by rohara66
Didn’t they pass on Crosby in his rookie season too?
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And Stamkos in his 2nd season, when he scored 51 goals.
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02-03-2026, 09:20 PM
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#688
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Pent-up
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Plutanamo Bay.
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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
And Stamkos in his 2nd season, when he scored 51 goals.
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I feel so bad for stamkos. He missed that, then when he was an absolute lock he broke his leg on the post… missed what ended up being his only chance at an Olympics. Crazy to say for a player of his level. Sucks.
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02-03-2026, 09:22 PM
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#689
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rohara66
Didn’t they pass on Crosby in his rookie season too?
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And it was famously dumb.
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02-03-2026, 09:45 PM
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#690
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by rohara66
No Bedard is still mind bottling.
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He was not great either last year nor at the beginning of this season....his exclusion is on him and his play regardless of how he is going now.
IMO the much bigger snub is Scheiffle who is a better player than Bedard at this point ....at both ends of the ice.
Clearly some internal HC politics involved which is common every time these teams are assembled.
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02-03-2026, 10:20 PM
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#691
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by transplant99
He was not great either last year nor at the beginning of this season....his exclusion is on him and his play regardless of how he is going now.
IMO the much bigger snub is Scheiffle who is a better player than Bedard at this point ....at both ends of the ice.
Clearly some internal HC politics involved which is common every time these teams are assembled.
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Bedard was top 5 in the league in scoring when he got hurt, ahead of Celebrini in P/gp at that time, how was he not good at the beginning of this season?
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02-03-2026, 11:13 PM
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#692
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Saskatoon
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Originally Posted by transplant99
He was not great either last year nor at the beginning of this season....his exclusion is on him and his play regardless of how he is going now.
IMO the much bigger snub is Scheiffle who is a better player than Bedard at this point ....at both ends of the ice.
Clearly some internal HC politics involved which is common every time these teams are assembled.
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It’s not the 24-25 season. It’s 25-26.
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02-03-2026, 11:42 PM
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#693
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Bedard was top 5 in the league in scoring when he got hurt, ahead of Celebrini in P/gp at that time, how was he not good at the beginning of this season?
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Its almost like there are other aspects to hockey that coaching staffs and management consider when evaluating players other that points.
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02-03-2026, 11:53 PM
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#694
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: NorthVan
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Originally Posted by lazypucker
When is the final Olympic roster submission deadline?
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They have until the start of the tournament to set their roster.
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02-04-2026, 12:03 AM
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#695
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Locke
Honestly it kind of seems like 'Bedard is young' and so he'll get another chance, so they're favouring other players who may not get another shot. Which...if we're talking 'Best on Best' shouldn't matter. You take your best.
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I suspect Hockey Canada thinks just being named to the team is the real honour, and winning medals is an afterthought. Like being named to Team Canada is the equivalent of an Oscar for ‘lifetime achievement’.
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02-04-2026, 07:56 AM
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#696
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by transplant99
Its almost like there are other aspects to hockey that coaching staffs and management consider when evaluating players other that points.
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Sure but he wasn't bad to start the season at all, even defensively.
He was dragging Chicago in the games almost single handedly to start the year, and it's why they fell off dramatically once he got hurt.
Last year - 100% he was poor.
This year - hes been impactful in positive ways right from the start of the season.
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02-04-2026, 02:29 PM
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#697
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sherwood Park, AB
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If McDavid wasn't banking pucks in off Hyman no one would ever even consider him for the team. "Net front presence" isn't a good enough reason to be on the Olympic team.
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02-04-2026, 03:27 PM
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#698
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by indes
If McDavid wasn't banking pucks in off Hyman no one would ever even consider him for the team. "Net front presence" isn't a good enough reason to be on the Olympic team.
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Chris Kunitz says hello. Amongst other questionable decisions over the years.
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02-05-2026, 03:40 PM
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#700
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First Line Centre
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Should absolutely be Bedard replacing Point.
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