Few teams are seriously in the running to select Connor Bedard. Bedard is the grand prize in a draft for the ages. The staff at Spittin' Chiclets never stopped praising him: He shoots like Matthews, sees the ice like Crosby. Where Bedard will end up was made crystal clear by the Spittin' Chiclets squad. They believed Bedard needed to start looking for a house in Scottsdale, Arizona. Here was their logic: After everything that went down in Chicago, it won't be them. Bedard is a franchise-changing player, and Arizona is Gary (Bettman)'s baby Then <i>Biznasty</i>, Paul Bissonette, doubled down, and confirmed these thoughts: I spoke to Gary (Bettman) yesterday You can listen to the whole clip here: <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/spittinchiclets/status/1610669662169333761?s=46&t=k92_I8g6Mimd7GnQK7m-kw'> </a></blockquote></div> Bedard would be the element that may change Arizona's fortunes in the absence of a new stadium. Everyone is aware that Bettman will stop at nothing to maintain that market.