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. On the first Zone Time episode of the season, the crew also discuss:

• Are the Penguins a playoff team?
• Pressure building on Canadiens' Slafkovsky project
• Is Tampa Bay in trouble without Andrei Vasilevskiy?

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