{"id":10583,"date":"2025-01-15T03:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10583"},"modified":"2025-01-15T03:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T03:24:47","slug":"breaking-puzzling-nhl-under-23-list-includes-fall-of-bedard-strange-blackhawks-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10583","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Puzzling NHL Under-23 List Includes Fall Of Bedard, Strange Blackhawks Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Things couldn\u2019t be going much worse for the Blackhawks in the NHL right now, as Chicago sits comfortably in last place in the entire league. But on the bright side, even the front office couldn\u2019t care less. That\u2019s because the Blackhawks\u2019 strength clearly lies in the players who are still on their way \u2013 the current roster is full of placeholders who won\u2019t be around a few years from now. As a result, the eyes of many Chicago fans are on the players who are still coming, and how they stack up against the rest of the league\u2019s prospect pools.<\/p>\n

\"Fans<\/p>\n

With so much focus on the Blackhawks\u2019 pipeline, it becomes more noticeable when NHL media doesn\u2019t give the group the credit it deserves. On Tuesday, Corey Pronman of the Athletic dropped a mid-season update to his top NHL players and prospects under 23, and his ranking of the Blackhawks is\u2026 interesting.<\/p>\n

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  1. Connor Bedard<\/li>\n
  2. Artyom Levshunov<\/li>\n
  3. Kevin Korchinski<\/li>\n
  4. Sam Rinzel<\/li>\n
  5. Roman Kantserov<\/li>\n
  6. Sacha Boisvert<\/li>\n
  7. Oliver Moore<\/li>\n
  8. Lukas Reichel<\/li>\n
  9. Colton Dach<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"Roman<\/p>\n

    One\u2019s eyes immediately go to the ranking of Connor Bedard, who finds himself below both Macklin Celebrini and Ottawa\u2019s Tim Stutzle. Stutzle is certainly deserving of his No. 2 spot, having scored 90 points in 2022-23 and 70 last season. But Bedard is more than three years younger, and has put up just four fewer points this season after dropping 61 in 68 games a year ago.<\/p>\n

    The first thing I noticed, however, was a confusing lack of an appearance from Frank Nazar. Sure, he hasn\u2019t produced much offense in the NHL this year, scoring three points in 15 games. But he\u2019s certainly proven that he belongs in the league, and was enjoying a terrific AHL campaign before being called up (24 points in 21 games, Rockford\u2019s All-Star). What\u2019s the rationale there? Even if it\u2019s because he hasn\u2019t done much in the NHL, Lukas Reichel somehow made the list. Strange omission there.<\/p>\n

    Speaking of strange omissions, where is Nick Lardis? The Blackhawks\u2019 19-year-old has scored 62 points in 39 games in the OHL, and his 34 goals are good for second in the league. It isn\u2019t as if his game is worse than what he shows on the stat sheet \u2013 he\u2019s one of the purest scorers in Chicago\u2019s prospect pool.<\/p>\n

    There\u2019s a lot to be excited about with several of these prospects and their spots. I would have Sam Rinzel a bit higher \u2013 he might be the favorite for the NCAA\u2019s Hobey Baker Award as the best player in college hockey. It\u2019s nice to see Boisvert and Moore on there as well, although Moore is one of the more unique players in the game and is scoring nearly a point per game at Minnesota (and is a two-time gold medalist already).<\/p>\n

    The Blackhawks weren\u2019t completely snubbed. Levshunov at No. 22 was a bit of a surprise, as that puts him one spot ahead of Brock Faber. He\u2019s struggled at times this season, but he\u2019s also just 19 years old and only stayed in the NCAA for one year. Pronman is clearly still high on him, and Levshunov is probably the second-most valuable player in Chicago\u2019s rebuild.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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