The 2023 first-overall pick hasn't played a minute of meaningful NHL hockey but Connor Bedard's performances for the Chicago Blackhawks in preseason have been very impressive.
Hockey fans boo a visiting player for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, it’s because that player landed a brutal check on a beloved member of the home team. Often, leaving in free agency or via trade can result in jeers. In the case of Connor Bedard, Montreal Canadiens fans booed him every time he touched the puck on Saturday because he’s … too good?
That’s how The Athletic’s Arpon Basu explained it.