Blackhawks News: This prospect set up Connor Bedard’s snipeVincent Pariseon December 27, 2022 at 1:00 pm

The Chicago Blackhawks are in an interesting spot. They have some very good prospects at the World Junior Championships. One of them is Kevin Korchinski who they took in the first round of the 2022 NHL Draft. Honestly, that was one of the best draft selections made by anyone.

There is a chance that three years down the line, we look back at Korchinski going seventh overall (the pick the Chicago Blackhawks received in the Alex DeBrincat trade) and say that he fell way too far. His development has been amazing so far.

During the game that ended up being a major disappointment for Canada, the Korchinski helped make one of the big highlight plays of the night. They ended up losing 5-2 but he can leave this game knowing that he played well enough to at least set up one of these amazing goals.

Korchinski forced Team Czech to turn the puck over at the defensive blue line. Shane Wright then chipped the puck to Connor Bedard who used his speed and skating ability to get in all alone. He did not miss on his snipe of a shot.

The Chicago Blackhawks saw Kevin Korchinski make a great play for Canada.

At the time, the goal made the game 3-2 so Canada got back in it. It is just unfortunate that the rest of the game didn’t go their way.

It is the type of sequence that the Chicago Blackhawks are hoping to see at the United Center in the not-so-distant future.

We already expect Kevin Korchinski to be there doing these things one day but it would be nice to have Connor Bedard as the guy who picks up the puck in the neutral zone just to go score on a beautiful play.

It isn’t hard to have chemistry with him but Korchinski is clearly capable of playing on the blue line behind some highly skilled forwards.

The Blackhawks sit at the bottom of the NHL right now with a record of 8-20-4. They only have 20 standings points which trail the Anaheim Ducks by two. They have the worst points percentage in the league as well. To say they are bad would be an understatement.

However, winning the 2023 Draft Lottery would really help them turn things around. With guys like Korchinski and others already on the way, adding a stud like Connor Bedard would go a long way. The only way to do that is to win the lottery.

Even if they win the second overall pick, Adam Fantilli would be amazing for them. He also played in this game but wasn’t as strong. He isn’t as good as Bedard but development and a good situation could turn him into a star as well.

Again, Canada lost but expect a big-time bounce-back effort on Wednesday against Germany. For now, we can just enjoy the highlight of a Kevin Korchinski-forced turnover turning into a goal for Connor Bedard. We can dream big.

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