2025-26 NHL predictions: Connor Bedard and rest of 2023 draft class still waiting for team success

2025-26 NHL predictions: Connor Bedard and rest of 2023 draft class still waiting for team success

The much-lauded 2023 NHL draft class appears to be as good as expected. Even beyond No. 1 pick Connor Bedard — the Blackhawks' centerpiece from the moment his name was called — No. 2 pick Leo Carlsson, No. 3 pick Adam Fantilli, No. 4 pick Will Smith and No. 7 pick Matvei Michkov have all experienced early individual success and positioned themselves on tracks toward stardom.But when will each of them experience team success? So far, there hasn't…