{"id":13109,"date":"2025-02-07T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=13109"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:00:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T13:00:01","slug":"blackhawks-connor-bedard-shrugs-off-former-nhl-players-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=13109","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks\u2019 Connor Bedard Shrugs Off Former NHL Players\u2019 Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEyNjYzMjYyODY3NjI5Njk2\/usatsi_25351524.jpg\" alt=\"Blackhawks' Connor Bedard Shrugs Off Former NHL Players' Criticism - Athlon  Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks star forward Connor Bedard addressed recent criticism from Mark Messier and Paul Bissonnette, making it clear that outside opinions don&#8217;t concern him.<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks are navigating another lost season, currently sitting second to last in the league standings with a paltry 15-34-7 record and 38 points, one more than dead-last San Jose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not watching broadcasts or anything; I&#8217;m playing hockey,&#8221;\u00a0Bedard said after practice on Thursday. &#8220;Their job is to say what they see. I couldn&#8217;t care less what people on the outside think of me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But I won&#8217;t be butthurt if someone says I made a bad play. It&#8217;s their job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Connor Bedard on recent criticism of him on National Broadcasts<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Connor Bedard on recent criticism of him on National Broadcasts<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t need to watch a broadcast to figure out if I made a mistake. I\u2019m going to know.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x2z6ukETBh\">pic.twitter.com\/x2z6ukETBh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CHGO Blackhawks (@CHGO_Blackhawks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CHGO_Blackhawks\/status\/1887576741356380387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Messier\u00a0criticized\u00a0Bedard during the first intermission of a Blackhawks loss to the Florida Panthers on Feb. 1, calling out what he described as a &#8220;soft&#8221; defensive play that led to a crucial goal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a choice and a consequence for a young player,&#8221; Messier said. &#8220;He&#8217;s soft on his stick, and I&#8217;m sorry, the excuses for a young player are over now.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has to be better than that. He could destroy the morale of the team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.marqueur.com\/habsetlnh\/medium\/525845.webp\" alt=\"Former NHL Enforcer Paul Bissonnette Apologizes to Superstar Connor Bedard\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bissonnette\u00a0echoed those concerns\u00a0during the second intermission of Chicago&#8217;s game against the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, calling Bedard&#8217;s defensive play &#8220;pond hockey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are so many little details to his game that he&#8217;s lacking right now,&#8221; Bissonnette said. &#8220;Yes, he might put up 30, 35 goals a season and get his 50, 55 assists, playing power play and getting all these minutes, but they&#8217;re going to continue to lose hockey games if that&#8217;s how he&#8217;s playing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThat is pond hockey.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BizNasty2point0?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BizNasty2point0<\/a> wants to see Bedard take his game to the NHL level and leave the pond hockey behind. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ky8GbZqBRu\">pic.twitter.com\/ky8GbZqBRu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spittin&#8217; Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spittinchiclets\/status\/1887369170376880470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following Bedard&#8217;s response, Bissonnette\u00a0acknowledged\u00a0the backlash\u00a0from fans but stood by his comments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I respect the hell out of Blackhawks fans for having Bedard&#8217;s back in all this. The passion isn&#8217;t going unnoticed,&#8221; Bissonnette posted on X. &#8220;Can&#8217;t wait till Chicago is back in the playoff mix and Connor is lighting the league on fire. In the meantime, you can direct your frustration towards me. I can take it. I was a professional speed bag. Still am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bedard has scored 46 points in 53 games this season, including 15 goals and 31 assists. He&#8217;s scoring points at a 0.87 point-per-game pace, pretty much on par with his 0.89 average from last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Blackhawks star forward Connor Bedard addressed recent criticism from Mark Messier and Paul Bissonnette, making it clear that outside opinions don&#8217;t concern him. 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