Connor Bedard Comments on Losing Mentor Taylor Hall in Blockbuster Trade Yesterday
Taylor Hall was traded in the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster, and now, Connor Bedard has opened up on losing a major mentor in Chicago.
Friday's blockbuster trade involving Mikko Rantanen was a wild one, and involved in that was Taylor Hall, who decided to waive his no-trade clause to join the Carolina Hurricanes in their chase for a Stanley Cup.
While it was a no-brainer for Hall to make that move, as he was stuck on the fourth-line in Chicago, there's someone there who won't be happy to see him go, with a fellow former No. 1 overall pick in Connor Bedard growing close to Hall.
So how did Bedard react to the trade? Unsurprisingly, he wasn't happy that he was losing one of his best teammates and someone he'd grown close too, but ultimately, he knows it's the best opportunity for Hall at this stage of his career.
At 19-years of age, Bedard still has so much to learn about the league, and having a veteran like Hall around was perfect for his development, with a staggering lack of talent on the Blackhawks roster holding them back from competing in 2024/25 and likely a few years to come.
Now, the Blackhawks will be hoping that people like Nick Foligno, Tyler Bertuzzi and Alec Martinez can mentor him moving forward, and ultimately, it's safe to say that they made the best move by utilizing their cap space to get a future asset back for Hall.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Gabriel Vilardi | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cale Makar | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Nicolas Roy | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Marcus Foligno | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Claude Giroux | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Artemi Panarin | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mark Scheifele | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Vincent Trocheck | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Keegan Kolesar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Martin Necas | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Reilly Smith | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mason Appleton | 1 | - | 1 | |
| William Borgen | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sam Carrick | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | - | 1 | |
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| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Capitals | 49 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 71 | |
Jets | 50 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 69 | |
Oilers | 49 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 65 | |
Golden Knights | 49 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 64 | |
Hurricanes | 50 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 64 | |
Stars | 49 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 63 | |
Maple Leafs | 50 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 62 | |
Devils | 51 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 62 | |
Panthers | 50 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 61 | |
Wild | 49 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 60 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||