On this episode of The Jesse Blake Sports Reports, Connor Bedard has begun his NHL career and the hockey media machine is out in full force to cover his every step. But after the Chicago Blackhawks refused to make Connor Bedard available for post-game interviews on Monday in Toronto, the narrative around Bedard's first week and half in the NHL turned. The media began to speak about broader issues, like the game's inability to grow permeate pop culture, and conflated them with Bedard exercising his right to have a night off from post-game niceties.

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Recorded: October 19, 2023

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