Connor Bedard Comments on Losing Mentor Taylor Hall in Blockbuster Trade Yesterday

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Tom Banks
January 25, 2025  (7:27 PM)

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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.

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Previously

Emotional Nathan MacKinnon Comments on Trade of Close Friend Mikko Rantanen

Colorado Avalanche Officially Replace Mikko Rantanen in Their Leadership Group

Mikko Rantanen's True Thoughts on Trade to the Carolina Hurricanes Revealed

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