Connor Bedard is in no rush to sign a contract extension, but the Chicago Blackhawks shouldn’t worry that their next face of the franchise will take his talents elsewhere.

“We’re both comfortable with where we’re at. They know I want to be there; I know they want me. So, it’s really not on my mind that much, and I just think when it happens, it’ll happen,” Bedard said at the NHL/NHLPA player media tour in Las Vegas, per NHL.com‘s Nicholas J. Cotsonika.

The 20-year-old has been eligible to sign an extension since July 1 and will become a restricted free agent next summer with no new contract in place. He was coy when asked if he would put pen to paper sooner rather than later to ease the minds of Blackhawks fans.

“We’ll see.”

Making just $950,000 against the cap during his entry-level c

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