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Chicago Blackhawks signed Connor Bedard (3 Years / $4,450,000 AAV)

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Jul. 17, 2023 at 12:21 p.m.
#51
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They should have signed that Jagr kid from Europe instead.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 12:29 p.m.
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Remember where you were when all the trolls came together as one.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 12:48 p.m.
#53
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Regretful signing, he will be in the playing beer league by the time this contract runs out, buyout watch!
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 12:48 p.m.
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Quoting: Sonkdaddy19
Send him to Rockford, not quite ready yet.

What do you think his P bonuses are??


Quoting: corson
I wish they would list what he would need to do to qualify for his performance bonuses

Where would I find that info?


Here's an article outlining what Bedard has to do to earn his performance bonuses. I think he hits type A no problem.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 12:57 p.m.
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Not sure if this has been posted but for those who are interested in performance bonuses…

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/full-breakdown-of-connor-bedard-s-first-ever-nhl-contract
Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.
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Quoting: Sonkdaddy19
Send him to Rockford, not quite ready yet.

What do you think his P bonuses are??


The NHL-CHL transfer agreement taught me that he's nowhere near good enough for the AHL until he plays at least one more WHL season.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:19 p.m.
#57
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still better than the marner deal
Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:37 p.m.
#58
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They should have used that money to sign Galchenyuk. Way better potential
Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:47 p.m.
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This guy has Nail Yakupov written all over him.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:48 p.m.
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ECHLer for life. What a waste.
Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.
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that 4,450,000 million could've afforded 5.7 league minimum grinders!
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.
#62
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Who’s that?
Jul. 17, 2023 at 2:35 p.m.
#63
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easy slide candidate
Jul. 17, 2023 at 2:38 p.m.
#64
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About time someone ratio'd the Hawks.
Jul. 17, 2023 at 3:08 p.m.
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Quoting: Hedman4Norris
Waste of a draft pick


Overhyped
Jul. 17, 2023 at 3:29 p.m.
#66
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Quoting: Jco5ta5
Not sure if this has been posted but for those who are interested in performance bonuses…

https://www.hockeyfeed.com/nhl-news/full-breakdown-of-connor-bedard-s-first-ever-nhl-contract


Thanks for posting that. I’m going to break from the trend here and provide a serious comment.

These look like pretty reasonable bonus criteria, not just a loophole to get around the entry-level contract maximum. I guess he only needs to hit on 4 of the 9 Type A criteria to get the $1M maximum for that bonus. Most of them look achievable, and some will effectively count as two (for example, if he gets 60 points, he automatically meets the 0.73 points per game requirement), but he will have to earn them – he won’t get them just for showing up (though I’ll be surprised if he isn’t among the team’s top 6 forwards in time on ice, especially if it’s a per-game average so an injury wouldn’t prevent him from reaching it).

I assume he only needs to hit on one of the Type B criteria to get the $2.5M payout, but he needs to be close to an elite player right out of the gate just to hit on one of them, especially since the Calder is not included among the list of trophies. (The Richard is redundant, because he can’t win that without being in the top 10 in goals, and the Conn Smythe seems like a joke, but I guess they have to pretend they’re trying to win the cup.) I wouldn’t be surprised to see him do it, but not all superstars were great their first year in the league.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:15 p.m.
#67
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Quoting: aktobos71
Only diehard bedard fans will vote yes to this delusional contract.


Delusional person you are much like most that voted and commented. Guess lots of people don't understand the written CBA or how a STANDARD ENTRY LEVEL CONTRACT works... sigh 😔
Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:50 p.m.
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I think this dude was a 4th liner in my beer league. What a waste of cap space...
Jul. 17, 2023 at 8:50 p.m.
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Personally, I wouldn't have given someone without pro experience a 3-year contract.
Jul. 17, 2023 at 9:07 p.m.
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Edited Jul. 17, 2023 at 9:18 p.m.
Why is every one voting no?
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 9:29 p.m.
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Quoting: capt_dude
Why is every one voting no?


Because he's overpaid. Guy has career AHLer written all over him.
Jul. 17, 2023 at 9:45 p.m.
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Quoting: DongLord23
Because he's overpaid. Guy has career AHLer written all over him.


Why? I thought every one was saying he was going to be good
Jul. 17, 2023 at 11:32 p.m.
#73
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Chicago should’ve signed me instead. I can be more valuable. I put up 62 points one season.
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Jul. 17, 2023 at 11:54 p.m.
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Healthy scratch.
Jul. 18, 2023 at 12:05 a.m.
#75
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Quoting: Lucic
Chicago should’ve signed me instead. I can be more valuable. I put up 62 points one season.


Connor Bedard: 0 NHL points
Milan Lucic: 584 NHL points
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