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Where Does Connor Bedard Rank Among NHL’s Top Centers? + Rutger McGroarty Dealt



Friday’s episode begins with a discussion on the NHL Network ranking Blackhawks’ superstar Connor Bedard among the top 20 centers in the league after just one season in the NHL. Host Jack Bushman ranks his top centers and then dives into Yaroslav Askarov and Rutger McGroarty getting trades out of the Central Division. The episode concludes with some thoughts on Scott Wheeler’s recent article on Blackhawks’ 2024 3rd-round pick AJ Spellacy.All that and more on Locked On Blackhawks. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.

NHL Top 20 Centers (1:25)

Askarov & McGroarty Traded (16:10)

AJ Spellacy Story (29:30)

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4 Comments

  1. Seriously? He's 18, has less than one season on what was probably the worst NHL roster in history BEFORE it was decimated by injuries.
    Give the kid a break.

  2. C'mon, MacKinnon is elite BUT to put him on par with McDavid is foolish – it's not close – I mean there is no argument there.. And look, I believe Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky are interchangeable and either one is the GOAT, at least when it comes to forwards so it's not like I don't understand controversial opinions, but Gretzky/Lemieux are way closer than McDavid/MacKinnon.. As for Bedard – I don't know if it's even appropriate to "rank" him considering we don't even know if he will be a center. I mean I hope he is but to rank him at all is a bit premature. Look, if they ranked him among the top 30 forwards – I'd understand that – but not ranked as a center.. I would imagine I would have him ranked around #20-30 in my personal "top 30 forwards", but I would really expect him to climb my rankings as the season progresses and finish in the top 15, perhaps 10 or so. I'm expecting 90 points out of Bedard this season, and that should place him in the top 20 in scoring – but you never know considering 100 points per season has become the new norm.

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