A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

Connor Bedard didn’t sugarcoat his feelings following the Chicago Blackhawks’ 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Tuesday’s NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. The one-sided matchup frustrated the Blackhawks star, who openly criticized his team’s performance on one of hockey’s biggest stages.