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The Chicago Blackhawks fans have every reason to be excited as Jeff Blashill believes that Connor Bedard and the youth movement as key to a post-season run in the NHL.
The 42nd Head Coach in Chicago Blackhawks history has begun his tenure with a statement on the future of the team, and he believes it’s bright.
Jeff Blashill, during his first press conference in the United Center, mentioned he liked what the Blackhawks, as they’ve been constructed, have to offer.
As a new head coach in a new position, and city feels that the Blackhawks are set up for success.
He feels Bedard and his skills will be a key piece for the team to find themselves in the postseason.
“I think Connor’s going to get to another level,” Blashill said at United Center on Tuesday. “I don’t think there’s any question because like other superstars in this league, he has the drive, the want, to be the very, very best he can be.
Blashill, who was an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning under Jon Cooper, seems to have refined his vision and sold it to Kyle Davidson, as the team is now poised to enter the next stage of the rebuild.
He’s only ever tasted the postseason once in the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings in 2015-2016. Blashill won a Calder Cup in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins in 2013.
He knows how to win, but he’s yet to translate it to the NHL, and with hope, maybe Bedard and the Blackhawks could play a role in that happening down the road.
Blashill showered praise on Bedard during the conference, and has his full-fledged support it sounds like.
His plan is obvious, but executing it is a different story, as Bedard languished under Luke Richardson, and now it is time for Blashill to rescue him from development hell.
“Working toward Connor’s strengths will be important,” Blashill said. “Making sure you’re stopping on pucks, making sure your changes are great, making sure you’re (taking) short shifts, all those things lead to the development side of a winner.
Connor Bedard has finished both seasons in the NHL he’s played in with 61 and 67 points consecutively.
His first year in the league, he won the Calder Trophy, but now he should aim for the long-term goal: playoffs.
Could Blashill be the key?
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