After watching Connor Bedard’s NHL debut last night, there was plenty of talk about where the rookie will rank among the best players in the NHL this season. Tonight, we’ll get to see some of hockey’s elite players make their season debuts. This is the Morning Coffee for Wednesday Oct. 11, 2023.
Bedard recorded his first career point as the Chicago Blackhawks rallied from down two goals to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 as the biggest underdog on opening night.
Considering what we saw from the rookie last night, it’s easy to understand why Bedard over 2.5 shots on goal closed at -190. Call it a coronation - King Connor’s reign as No. 1 in TSN’s Top 50 Players poll has extended to 7 straight years.Connor McDavid is, for a 3rd straight pre-season, the unanimous choice as the player projected to be the NHL’s best:FanDuel also has a special futures market for the Art Ross Trophy with McDavid at -205 versus The Field at +162.
Head coach Jared Bednar is a co-favourite to win the Jack Adams award as the coach of the year at +950.
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