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Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill is praising Connor Bedard’s all-around game a day after the center was left off Canada’s roster for the upcoming Winter Olympics. The 20-year-old Bedard is on injured reserve with a shoulder injury. He ranked among the NHL leaders with 19 goals and 25 assists in 31 games before he got hurt. While acknowledging the difficulty of finalizing Canada’s roster for the 2026 Games, Blashill says he doesn’t think the rest of the league “knows how good of a two-way winning hockey player Connor has become.”