The No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft, Bedard reached the 100 point mark in just 112 games— the fastest since Sydney Crosby, who accomplished the feat in 80 games in 2005-06. According to NHL PR, he's the 24th teenager in NHL history to collect 100 points.

The Blackhawks spent the offseason adding some veteran pieces around Bedard so he could begin flourishing with the right influences around him. They added Taylor Hall, the No. 1 overall pick in 2010 that's bounced around to several teams, along with more skill in Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi.

Let's pull the lens out from the current state of the Blackhawks and focus on what the calendar year could bring for the team.