Blackhawks Connor Bedard's Downside Unveiled In Headshaking Report
This season has been a tough one for Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard and a recent report has shown he has a large weakness that may focus the Blackhawks to another strategy.
This report reveals that Bedard as the lowest faceoff winning percentage in the NHL which stands at 34.1%. As a center winning in the faceoff circle is one of the more vital components of an NHL offence as they would hold the puck after the faceoff win.
This has led to many discussions on what the Blackhawks will do with Bedard even contemplating the idea that he becomes a winger rather than a centre due to this deficiency.
Though a long way off, it's certainly possible that new rookie head coach Anders Sorensen will continue to explore the idea of making Bedard a winger as his game has improved over the past couple of weeks in terms of points.
With his dynamic style, his speed and his ability to shoot the puck it might make more sense to put him on the wing and have the Blackhawks look for another quality centre they could win in the faceoff circle and dish the puck over to Bedard.
Last season was a great one for Bedard even though he had several challenges he was facing including a broken jaw in the latter half of the season.
He won the Calder trophy with 61 points and was outstanding at times with the Blackhawks even though the team was not playing very well.
This season, general manager Kyle Davidson had high hopes that the players he brought in through the summer would help Bedard grow as a player and help the offence improve while rising the team out of the bottom of the standings.
That has not happened in the team is likely another lottery pick this draft. It's safe to say the Blackhawks may look at another centre in the draft if the decision is made to move Bedard to the wing long term.
