After this defeat, several analysts pointed out the poor job done by John Paddock, the general manager of the Pats, who failed to properly surround a player considered "generational".
Since Bedard's debut in 2021, Paddock has only made a few minor transactions, which led the Pats to a quick elimination after simply missing the playoffs last season.
Bedard, on the other hand, did not have that chance, and now that his junior career is, in all likelihood, over, Paddock may regret having let this young phenomenon set records on a moribund team, rather than trying to surround him with better talent.