A new update has added a lot of context to the injury that Connor Bedard suffered against the New Jersey Devils. <h2>Blackhawks Head Coach Shares Major Bedard Update</h2> During his media availability Blackhawks head coach Luke Richardson spoke about Connor Bedard's recovery after taking a nasty hit from Devils defenseman Brendan Smith. Richardson says that Bedard is dealing with swelling in his jaw that has made a timeline difficult to project. <q>Luke Richardson on whether they Blackhawks have set a recovery timeline for Connor Bedard's fractured jaw: No. Still just evaluating how he's doing and settling down. It's swollen, so the doctors are giving it a few days to see how it settles.</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/_phil_thompson/status/1744056840827076897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1744056840827076897%7Ctwgr%5E25bb426ad2f81cf32a76b4c1bfe88767f00cbda3%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houseofhockey.net%2FBREAKING-Blackhawks-Head-Coach-Luke-Richardson-Provides-An-Update-On-Connor-Bedard-320174'> </a></blockquote></div> The Blackhawks like the rest of us will now wait for the swelling to decrease so that a proper evaluation can be done. Once this is possible a more concrete timeline can be given. As that process occurs and more information is reported we will pass that along to you. <a href='https://www.houseofhockey.net/nhl/news/BREAKING-Blackhawks-Head-Coach-Luke-Richardson-Provides-An-Update-On-Connor-Bedard' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>As Read On - House Of Hockey - BREAKING: Blackhawks Head Coach Luke Richardson Provides An Update On Connor Bedard</a>