It's not even a question, Connor Bedard will be the first pick in the next NHL draft. There is no one close to him in terms of talent, despite this being an extremely promising crop. With 124 points, including 60 goals in 49 games, Bedard has eclipsed any possible competition. The young forward is even better than Connor McDavid in his draft year. While on TNT, Bedard made an incredible statement about the upcoming NHL draft. <q>I'm not looking at the NHL standings at all. I still have to prove myself. There's no guarantee that I'm going to be drafted first overall. There's so much hockey to play yet. - Connor Bedard</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/TVASports/status/1633860920442253313?t=7CWZwjRf5UsiuV9Hx0sZLg&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> No distractions will be tolerated from Connor Bedard, who refuses to even look at the NHL standings to get an idea of which team will select him. He also refuses to consider himself the next number one. In short, the young man is focused on what he has to do, and it's safe to say it's a winning recipe. Let's just say he doesn't have a swelled head and that says a lot about the person he is. Credit: <a href='https://www.habsetlnh.com/lnh/repechage/Grosse-declaration-de-Connor-Bedard-concernant-le-repechage-2023-de-la-LNH' class='link_marker' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Habsetlnh.com</a>