Earlier this year, rookie Blackhawks center Connor Bedard suffered a fractured jaw from a hit by Brendan Smith of the New Jersey Devils. After needing time off for surgery and recovery, sources tell us that he may be expected back next week.
After some recuperation and skating practice, Chicago coach Luke Richardson himself expressed that Bedard's return is imminent.
Even with such a dramatic injury, Richardson explained that the medical intervention has now become unnecessary, with all healing going according to schedule.
The Chicago Blackhawks are currently performing worst in the lead, with less than half the points of the leading 9 teams. With playoffs just around the corner, Bedard's return still may be too little too late.
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FÉVRIER 12 | 116 ANSWERS BREAKING: Major Update on Connor Bedard's Recovery Can Bedard help Chicago out of the bottom of the league this season? | ||
Yes | 33 | 28.4 % |
No | 83 | 71.6 % |
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G | A | PTS | ||
Shakir Mukhamadullin | - | 2 | 2 | |
Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | - | 1 | |
Vince Dunn | 1 | - | 1 | |
Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
Philipp Kurashev | 1 | - | 1 | |
Mason Marchment | 1 | - | 1 | |
Beckett Sennecke | 1 | - | 1 | |
Kiefer Sherwood | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jeff Skinner | 1 | - | 1 | |
Alexander Wennberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
Ty Dellandrea | - | 1 | 1 | |
Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
William Eklund | - | 1 | 1 | |
Ben Hutton | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Klingberg | - | 1 | 1 | |
Keegan Kolesar | - | 1 | 1 | |
Adam Larsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mason McTavish | - | 1 | 1 | |
Brandon Montour | - | 1 | 1 | |
Drew O'Connor | - | 1 | 1 | |
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GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Bruins | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 | |
Maple Leafs | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Senators | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Panthers | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Red Wings | - | - | - | - | - | |
Sabres | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lightning | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Canadiens | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Penguins | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Devils | - | - | - | - | - | |
Hurricanes | - | - | - | - | - | |
Islanders | - | - | - | - | - | |
Flyers | - | - | - | - | - | |
Blue Jackets | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rangers | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
Capitals | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Avalanche | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Blackhawks | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Blues | - | - | - | - | - | |
Wild | - | - | - | - | - | |
Jets | - | - | - | - | - | |
Predators | - | - | - | - | - | |
Stars | - | - | - | - | - | |
Mammoth | - | - | - | - | - | |
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Flames | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | |
Kings | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | |
Oilers | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Golden Knights | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Ducks | - | - | - | - | - | |
Sharks | - | - | - | - | - | |
Kraken | - | - | - | - | - | |
Canucks | - | - | - | - | - | |
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