{"id":18350,"date":"2025-03-22T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18350"},"modified":"2025-03-22T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:45:16","slug":"breaking-news-connor-bedard-addresses-state-of-blackhawks-with-big-time-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18350","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Connor Bedard Addresses State of Blackhawks with \u2018Big Time\u2019 Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzNjU5ODEwOTc1OTgzMDU1\/usatsi_25726443.jpg\" alt=\"Connor Bedard Addresses State of Blackhawks with 'Big Time' Statement -  Athlon Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Chicago Blackhawks\u00a0were officially eliminated from playoff contention after Thursday&#8217;s 3\u20131 loss to the\u00a0Los Angeles Kings, marking their\u00a0fifth consecutive year\u00a0without a postseason appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Even then, 19-year-old Connor Bedard isn&#8217;t wavering in his belief that the franchise is headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, big time,&#8221;\u00a0Bedard said\u00a0when asked about his belief in the future of the franchise. &#8220;You&#8217;re seeing guys come up and make a difference. I know what I&#8217;m trying to do right now is not be so focused on results and just know we&#8217;re young, we&#8217;re trying to get better and just have fun.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Now in his second NHL season, Bedard leads the Blackhawks with 54 points (19 goals, 35 assists) in 69 games.<\/p>\n<p>Bedard acknowledged the ups and downs this year but sees it as part of the process.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/house-fastly-signed-us-east-1-prod.brightcovecdn.com\/image\/v1\/static\/6415718365001\/1811a085-74ae-4e79-b11e-8f0e011d725b\/6584a18e-3f94-431c-a2ad-2a1a2cda084d\/1280x720\/match\/image.jpg?fastly_token=Njk3YmQzZjVfYjg2YTY2OWExNjc3ZjcyZTlkMzFhMWI2NDMxMTRlYzRhOTcxZTMxMjAxZGE4ODE5NmFlM2VkM2FiOTQ3YzExY19odHRwczovL2hvdXNlLWZhc3RseS1zaWduZWQtdXMtZWFzdC0xLXByb2QuYnJpZ2h0Y292ZWNkbi5jb20vaW1hZ2UvdjEvc3RhdGljLzY0MTU3MTgzNjUwMDEvMTgxMWEwODUtNzRhZS00ZTc5LWIxMWUtOGYwZTAxMWQ3MjViLzY1ODRhMThlLTNmOTQtNDMxYy1hMmFkLTJhMWEyY2RhMDg0ZC8xMjgweDcyMC9tYXRjaC9pbWFnZS5qcGc%3D\" alt=\"VGK@CHI: Bedard scores goal against Golden Knights | Chicago Blackhawks\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Up to this point I feel I&#8217;ve had a couple little, like, 12\u201315 game stretches where if you look at points\u2026 obviously points aren&#8217;t everything, but as a guy who&#8217;s supposed to produce, those stretches are what I need to get rid of,&#8221; Bedard said.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that lack of point-scoring, Bedard has expressed his frustrations on the ice earning back-to-back misconduct penalties in two of the most recent Blackhawks&#8217; losses.<\/p>\n<div id=\"zone-el-102\" class=\"zone-el\" data-type=\"ad\" data-distributed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"htlad-web-content-card tude-ads\" data-unit=\"KCM.site_kansascity\/Sports\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;loc&quot;:5,&quot;slot&quot;:&quot;content-card-1&quot;,&quot;atf&quot;:&quot;n&quot;,&quot;pkg&quot;:&quot;c&quot;}\" data-position-id=\"102\">\n<div id=\"web-content-card\" class=\"htl-ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CJurqaCDnowDFUqI6QUdHo80yA\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Anders Sorensen gave an passionate answer today when asked about Connor Bedard&#8217;s two misconduct penalties:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overall, I think he&#8217;s very mature for being 19, especially with the amount of spotlight that&#8217;s on him constantly. I&#8217;m really impressed with how he handles it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s human\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenPopeCST\/status\/1901678478937784358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Blackhawks head coach Anders Sorensen recently\u00a0compared\u00a0Bedard&#8217;s struggles to those of Sidney Crosby early in his career.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Overall, I think he&#8217;s very mature for being 19, especially with the amount of spotlight that&#8217;s on him constantly,&#8221; Sorensen said,\u00a0per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times. &#8220;I remember Sidney Crosby went through a lot of that. I remember Peter Forsberg came into the league mild-mannered off the ice, but on the ice, it happens, right?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They want to win. 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