NHL draft talk swirls around Connor Bedard

Driving the news: Bedard, 17, is playing so well for Team Canada at the 2023 World Junior Championships that he "could put NHL tanking in hyperdrive," notes LeBrun.

• He has nine goals and 14 assists in six games, including a gorgeous OT winner that made our "Top 10" plays on Tuesday.
• The generational talent had a goal and an assist on Wednesday night to lead Canada past Team USA, 6-2, in the semifinals.

What's next: Bedard and Canada will play Czechia in tonight's final. Canada won last year's title in August; the Czechs, who stunned Sweden on Wednesday, are playing in their first final since 2001.