Bedard Watch Tightens As Blackhawks Face Free Agency Pressure

The Blackhawks are heading into free agency with Connor Bedard still sitting at the center of everything, which is usually how life works when you have a franchise player and a front office with a microscope on it. Any update on his situation matters because Chicago is trying to balance patience, expectation, and the kind of noise that starts bouncing around the league this time of year.