The Connor Bedard move that NO ONE can stop… 

His release is often "off beat" to his skating and stick handling making the shot seem to come out of nowhere. Just so fluid. Joy to watch.

I'm a goalie, I like seeing breakdowns of how players make these moves. You're correct that it's difficult for defence and goalies to counter. Thank you!

That head down analysis. Sick. No pool passes are my jam. Can’t wait to start looking at the passer and rippin it.

While they aren’t comparable in size, Connor sees the game like 66. I’m more impressed with his vision. He doesn’t do it through extraordinary skill like 97, shaping the play like 99, but by being so dominant around the perimeter, he creates opportunities.

I came here looking to see if Bedard ever uses the backhand, bc I haven’t seen him try it and it’s seemed to limit his opportunities in the show. From what I can see, he really doesn’t go backhand very often at all. As a Hawks fan, I’d love to see him incorporate that into his game…maybe it comes from watching Kane for so many years, but a filthy backhand is such a weapon… 2 games into his NHL career, I’ve been more impressed with every aspect of his game OTHER than scoring. I wasn’t aware of how well he played all 3 zones, how great of a passer he is and how well he sees the ice. For an 18 year old kid with the hockey world watching his every move, he’s been very impressive. I just wish the Hawks set him up better with more offensive skill players on his level. As it stands, he’s all opposing defenses have to worry about and they show him the respect of an accomplished veteran. I wish Kane was still around bc those 2 would be electric and I think we’d see Connor’s full potential

He looks down because he already know where he is going with the shot just before... Thats impressive to read it that quickly

He's utilizing his peripherals better than most or all. Incredible talent. It begins with the heart and then the vision.

Great breakdown. Kid does two moves that aren’t even remotely new, just does them absolutely perfectly and at the right times. Hate calling it early because we’ve so many not live up but this kids going to be special

Love the classic goal scorer's move of forehand to backhand which opens up the goalie's legs and you slip it easily in the gaping 5-hole. Guys like McDavid gets 20 extra goals a year with this move. It is unstoppable.

Great content dude!

Your channel is awesome!! Thank you so much for putting in the work and keeping it short sweet and to the point.

Incredible skills already. Fun to watch this young man play hockey.

Bossy was known for keeping his head down when he shot the puck, too. He'd see the opening, put his head down, then shoot. And as we all know, he's got the highest Goals Per Game avg in the history of the NHL.

Great video as always

That coming from the right as a right-hander and going backhand forehand through the five-hole has already been mastered by a little-known person in the NHL called David Pasternak 😂

Smart breakdown!

Didn’t realize how automatic he is.. great vid

He reminds me of Lafleur who loves his wrist shots. But he has the goal scoring prowess of Lemieux. It will be interesting to see him in the NHL.

The "five-hole move" is Laine's signature, but the kid reminds me of P. Kane and Bure

Funny thing about him looking down before he shoots, is most NHL and pro players learn to NOT look down when they shoot as it's the most obvious tell for goalies you're going to shoot. Benefit of looking down is the goalie no longer can see where you're looking as you said in the video. These two reasons are why the best goal scorers will look away from where they are aiming to add a wrinkle in the attempts to see where they're aiming. i.e. looking top corner and shooting five-hole.

I'd like to see the old school poke check come back for goalies today. I've been a goalie for a very long time and grew up with a very different style then the goalies of today but watching this reel of goals it becomes obvious that a huge percentage of these goals all have a final movement within a couple feet of the front of the goalie. I know that the speed today is insane but with goalie pads designed to completely cover the ice and 5 hole a quickly executed poke check can be effective when the players are that close.

Solid analysis. Big big factors in his release are the length and flex of his stick. He favors a longer and way whippier flex (~70 flex) when compared to similar sized players.

i love youtube for this exact reason. great content thank you

Reminds me a lot of Lemieux to be honest, the fluid calm movement and then the speed of the shot

On the right-side move, tendies can go to paddle down when they start the push and anticipate the chip over the glove hand.

Key to his shot is he waits till the last minute to shoot! Also look at his goal placement! Also look mb at his left hand, and how he pulls it down to his hip!

The little snap shot reminds me of Sakic. Same sort of lethal accuracy too.

How long till goalies pick up "head down shot coming" ? Or is it more the release when the puck is on the forehand without a windup?

I'm not even a big hockey fan, I don't watch hockey on RU-vid, I don't know how this popped up on my recommended. Anyways... I loved your video!

Have you noticed if he changes anything on his BH-FH-release move when facing full-right goalies?

that's spatial awareness to shoot accurately in the goal without having to look at it, very high IQ player

Matthews shooting with Patrick Kane's playmaking.

Connor Machdavid really just says “I am speed” every time 😂

Yeah, I taught him all that. Wasn't sure he was going to get it, but the kid is a good student! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 He make-a sweet love to the puck!

He feels to me like a more dynamic Marner; a mix between matthews, McDavid, and marner

So fast! So good!

For me, Bedard is a perfect mix of Auston Matthews shooting abilities and Mitch Marner hockey iq/playmaking mind.

The problem is, he didn't just do the same move all the time like we see in NHL games. He's unpredictable, he can shoot anytime, forehand, backhand, even from the back of the net. And he can pass the puck the same way....

The current butterfly style is basically a “I’m committing totally once I’ve decided what the forward is going to do”. Once down, the goaltender becomes a statue lying down. I understand that statistically, the area of blockage is likely greater using this style but it still lends itself to total commitment once he/she are down. I’m also 60’yrs old and didn’t totally subscribe to this style when I played but I did use it significantly when I was in goal. Payers can read goalies pretty well now. Butterfly or stand-up, if you use either style consistently, they’re going to read you like a book and make their moves accordingly. Unfortunately for me, my eyes were bad enough that it prevented me from advancing to college play And (hopefully), to the show. Loved the game more than anything in the world. I really appreciate the talent that pros have. Lastly, I think Gretzky would do well in today’s play but his abilities would likely have made him formidable but not insanely great. The level of play has advanced beyond that of play years ago… and it will likely continue to advance but just not to the extreme it has in the last 20 yrs.

Bedard will be a fantastic NHL player day 1.

bedard also knows how to make the goalie drop sooner.. thats a big one thats often overlooked...

Are there any goalies that are head and shoulders above the rest like you see with forwards?

His toe drag reminds me of Messier and Sakic.

I noticed the head going down like he’s gonna make a move in the world juniors this past year

One of the best releases in tye game

Idk if anyone has seen Gordon Bombay's triple deke, but that was unstoppable.

He reminds me of a little bit of Kane with caufields release

Bedard's shots are insane!

You just told all the goalies his moves. Now he is gonna be a bust 🤣

practice makes perfect.

he has a high game iq to be able to manipulate others movements like that and realize it at his age and the skills to execute. he will be a great player to watch

He also uses a pretty low flex of 70, making his stick somewhat floppy and hard to follow, but quick to release.

Andrew Ladd has been using the "tuck the puck into the skates and then snap it" for a long time. When 1 on 1 with the goalie it changes the angle of the shot.

First, great video & analysis. Honestly one of your better analysis videos. Second, Conner Bedard is just ridiculous. The WHL is kind of a waste of his time. Good exercise for sure. Good to have others pounding on him & such. Third, As far as where he may end up. Of course I want him on my team but I definitely don't want him playing on any intentional tanker. Fourth, please Bettman fix the lottery like so many times before & make sure he goes somewhere good. Not Chicago who is trying to lose there way to him. Not out west unless it's Vancouver or Calgary. Vancouver because of there poor fans or Calgary because the Alberta wars of McDavid vs Bedard would be awesome. I would love him back east. Philly, Columbus, St. Louis (kind of east), Buffalo, Montreal (maybe), just a team that hasn't won a cup with good fans. Chicago has great fans & they also have 3 cups in the past decade or so, Detroit same albeit more years, not Toronto because they have Matthews, Marner, & Tavares.

Great commentary. #scoringJEDI

He reminds me as a mixture of Guy LaFlour and Bobby Orr

He’s gonna look great in teal!

Jarret Stoll did a similar thing in shootouts and had tons of success

He’s got skills like P. Kane and Kuznetzov. They have deadly mid-deke releases like how Bedard can fire it off whenever he wants.

its unreal that this "kid" is being compared to MacKinnon, McDavid. and Mathews. what a beauty

The backhand - forehand release is the classic Dylan Larkin shootout shot too

He is behind the defense on all of these.. NHL will definitely be an adjustment period

He reminds me of Connor Bedard.

Good comparison. He has Crosby backhand shot

FYI. Grezrsky started the chip shot.

Bedard reminds me of Coach Bombay in his Prime

BTW the goalie is watching the puck ALWAYS, not looking in the shooters eyes or head, so don't think the goalies are "freezing" when a shooter looks down. The nuances of his deke are more datsyukian than a head fake

One of the best wrist shoter off the beat was Joe Sakic. So, not a bad comparason.

Reminds me of Laine mixed with Matthews

Lethbridge Hurricanes had no problem stopping him. They kept him pointless on February 3

Speed with a shot, like a Bure

Obviously I played in a different era, the beginning of the butterfly style and im only 5"10. But here in the UK and watching vids like this I see goalies again and again on their goal line while the shooter on a breakaway just slits the puck past them. No one seems to hold the top of the crease long enough to force the shooter Into making an early move.

Good points, the head down realy messes with the goalie. Sort of like the goalie goes from tunnel vission to preeferal. It takes about a half second for this change in the goalies mind. During this change a goalie is helpless or slower.

Connor Bedard is like me I do that exact same but I am lefty

God damn he's good! He's going to The Yotes.

I’m a goalie NO LOAD is the key. We read the load.

Why is the Habs hashtagged?

Took me 1 min and 4 seconds to subscribe

Can't wait to watch him in the pros.

So what I’m seeing is he shoots like a hybrid of Nathan Mackinnon and Logan Couture when it comes to scoring off the rush

Id like to point out that although his eyes drop down for a moment (big hit opportunity NHL????) he gets them back up on the follow through

Halifax pretty much sells out all its regular season games. Even in a down year.

I would encourage you to look at footage of Marcel Dionne and Gilbert Perrault. Both were incredible, but Dionne was tops in my books. Dionne was every bit the player that McDavid and Bedard are. Dionne was Bobby Orr good when it came to hockey talent. They’re all generational talents, that’s for sure.

God I miss the dominator!! Poke check, scissor kick, scorpion, spina rama, throw the glove up behind your back, or the classic just skate out past the circle and take em out!!!!!

roman hamrlik vision, steven reinprect speed and taylor pyatt release

TOE DRAHG RELE- TOE DRAG RELESE< TOE DRAG RELEASE *TOE DRAG RELEASE* toe drag release-ing intensifies If a coach saw this, Bedard would'nt score a single goal on that team.

called the mctavish btw

A crafty Joe Sakic. Sakic more of a pure shooter... Bedard just dangles... He going to struggle with the hawks, they gunna need to make some moves so he has players to play with... maybe Kane will come back that would be special.

he moves like young mike gartner but shots like creative pavel bure

He could really good if he was in the nhl draft lottery

fwiw, goalies don't look at a player's eyes. Or shoulders. Or arms. They look at the stick blade. The wisdom is: the puck can't do anything the blade of the stick doesn't tell it to do. Reading the blade is reading the play. Not the eyes. Pump fakes and "looking top left, shooting low right" mean nothing, the goalie doesn't notice; it's all about what the blade of the stick is telling the goalie about intentions and possibilities in a given moment. Snapshots are particularly difficult to deal with because of this, as the blade spends so little time squaring up and releasing that it is hard to read. Bedard's gift is making the blade do things so quickly the goalie can't track it; his wrist shot comes off the stick as quickly as a normal person's snapshot, but has all of the control and accuracy of a wristshot. He's scary.

Quick shift release, Quick shift release

Goalies need to try a poke check

Chicago welcomes you with OPEN arms!

Come on Blackhawks!

I'm going to show my age here, but he makes me think of a Pavel Bure.

After seeing what Connor Bedard has done in 13 games, I’d say he has no problem playing in the NHL. His skill and shooting abilities have been serving him very well. The doubters out there need to sit down and shut up!

What if when he comes at a sharp angle to cut in , take away his space … don’t let him dipsy doodle, it’s going to be a collision maybe but he’s used to goalies following certain patterns as taught in the goalie schools…

97,98,99 need I say more

Same shot that Matthews was so good at, but has seemed to not utilize much this year.