[Roumeliotis] Connor Bedard is in full gear right now inside the locker room. It looks like he’s going to skate on his own in a non-contact jersey. Wow.
[Roumeliotis] Connor Bedard is in full gear right now inside the locker room. It looks like he’s going to skate on his own in a non-contact jersey. Wow.
Luke Richardson confirmed that Bedard is still on a 6-8 week timeline, but Bedard has been begging to get out on the ice.
GreenEyedBandit
Ya gotta love it. Hell of a work ethic on this kid.
DevTheGray
Medical staff: “You should expect to be out 6-8 weeks while this heals.”
Bedard: “6-8 games, got it.”
Medical staff: “That’s not what we said…”
machinezed
He doesn’t need his jaw to skate.
vexxed82
Sounds about right…considering you don’t use your jaw to play. I’d want to get back out ASAP to at least maintain some semblannce conditioning. The timeline is likely more for the bone to be meaningfully healed rather than Connor’s ability to play so I’m not sure how much the timeline gets pushed up.
0811_devildog
I truly don’t mean this in any meatball context whatsoever, but given he has no lower body injury I’d kind of expect any NHL player to go skate on his own under these circumstances no?
Let’s not forget he literally JUST had surgery I’m sick and tired of ppl saying this isn’t impressive. It’s incredibly impressive! I can barely get my ass out of bed after a cold let alone a surgery. Helluva work ethic on him. Hand him the fucking Calder already
WayOfJashin19
This just made me so happy 🥹
Our king has returned
northernpace
Thanks for the nitter repost, automod.
420Deez
imagine being the dude in practice that accidentally hurts bedard again lol
Yankee_Viking
The kid just wants to play. Gotta respect it.
spiltnuc
Thats my future C
BigCelebration7504
NopeNotUmaThurman
I wish I could still heal like an 18 year old, holy crap.
itsmb12
As long as hes back Feb 25th im good
captain_catman_
Dude has amazing work ethic. Meanwhile back in the day you had guys like Alexander Semin who refused to skate in practice with an injured finger
BorgBorg10
This is the kid who brought rollerblades to Hawaii because he wanted to play hockey instead of go on vacation.
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This kid is a machine.
Luke Richardson confirmed that Bedard is still on a 6-8 week timeline, but Bedard has been begging to get out on the ice.
Ya gotta love it. Hell of a work ethic on this kid.
Medical staff: “You should expect to be out 6-8 weeks while this heals.”
Bedard: “6-8 games, got it.”
Medical staff: “That’s not what we said…”
He doesn’t need his jaw to skate.
Sounds about right…considering you don’t use your jaw to play. I’d want to get back out ASAP to at least maintain some semblannce conditioning. The timeline is likely more for the bone to be meaningfully healed rather than Connor’s ability to play so I’m not sure how much the timeline gets pushed up.
I truly don’t mean this in any meatball context whatsoever, but given he has no lower body injury I’d kind of expect any NHL player to go skate on his own under these circumstances no?
Should be noted he’s not allowed to take slap shots to prevent him from clenching his jaw. It’s not wired shut but he has elastic bands to help with healing. [per ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39314900/blackhawks-connor-bedard-jaw-back-ice-amid-recovery)
Let’s not forget he literally JUST had surgery I’m sick and tired of ppl saying this isn’t impressive. It’s incredibly impressive! I can barely get my ass out of bed after a cold let alone a surgery. Helluva work ethic on him. Hand him the fucking Calder already
This just made me so happy 🥹
Our king has returned
Thanks for the nitter repost, automod.
imagine being the dude in practice that accidentally hurts bedard again lol
The kid just wants to play. Gotta respect it.
Thats my future C
I wish I could still heal like an 18 year old, holy crap.
As long as hes back Feb 25th im good
Dude has amazing work ethic. Meanwhile back in the day you had guys like Alexander Semin who refused to skate in practice with an injured finger
This is the kid who brought rollerblades to Hawaii because he wanted to play hockey instead of go on vacation.
No surprises here. Legend