Ranking the top NHL rookies vying for the Calder Trophy in 2022-23

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

Last time around, it was bruising German defender Moritz Seider who stamped his name on the NHL’s Calder Memorial Trophy, the Detroit Red Wings' rearguard beating out dynamic Anaheim Ducks pivot Trevor Zegras and hard-nosed Toronto Maple Leafs winger Michael Bunting. A year before that, it was Kirill Kaprizov, the Minnesota Wild winger who’s developed a penchant for taking over games. “Similar to [Moritz] Seider in Detroit, this kid's got the type of pedigree to be logging heavy, heavy minutes,” Bukala said. “Mason McTavish has just been building momentum for an extended period of time now,” Bukala said of the Ducks' 2021 third-overall pick. “He's not as flashy skill-wise as some other guys on my list, but he's a bulldog and he's a gamer....

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