Early Predictions for who Wins the 2024-25 Calder Trophy (NHL Rookie of the Year?

Who Wins the Calder Trophy

  • Macklin Celebrini (San Jose Sharks)

    Votes: 74 17.0%
  • Will Smith (San Jose Sharks)

    Votes: 18 4.1%
  • Cutter Gauthier (San Jose Sharks)

    Votes: 28 6.4%
  • Matthew Savoie (Edmonton Oilers)

    Votes: 6 1.4%
  • Matvei Michkov (Philadelphia Flyers)

    Votes: 160 36.8%
  • Frank Nazar (Chicago Blackhawks)

    Votes: 2 0.5%
  • David Reinbacher (Montreal Canadians)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Lane Hudson (Montreal Canadians)

    Votes: 26 6.0%
  • Shane Wright (Seattle Kraken)

    Votes: 11 2.5%
  • Jiri Kulich (Buffalo Sabres)

    Votes: 4 0.9%
  • Joakim Kemell (Nashville Predators)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Brad Lambert (Winnipeg Jets)

    Votes: 5 1.1%
  • Cayden Lindstrom (Columbus Blue Jackets)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Gavin Brindley (Columbus Blue Jackets)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Artyom Levshunov (Chicago Blackhawks)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Seamus Casey (New Jersey Devils)

    Votes: 2 0.5%
  • Nate Danielson (Detroit Red Wings)

    Votes: 4 0.9%
  • Marco Kasper (Detroit Red Wings)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Axel Sandin-Pellika (Detroit Red Wings)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Scott Morrow (Carolina Hurricanes)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Brayden Yager (Pittsburgh Penguins)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Hunter Brzustewicz (Calgary Flames)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Marat Khusnutdinov (Minnesota Wild)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Jesper Wallstedt (Minnesota Wild)

    Votes: 2 0.5%
  • Ivan Miroshnichenko (Washington Capitals

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Logan Stankoven (Dallas Stars)

    Votes: 72 16.6%
  • Mavrik Bourque (Dallas Stars)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Fabian Lysell (Boston Bruins)

    Votes: 3 0.7%
  • Yaroslav Askarov (Nashville Predators)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Brennan Othmann (New York Rangers)

    Votes: 1 0.2%
  • Dustin Wolf (Calgary Flames)

    Votes: 9 2.1%
  • Liam Ohgren (Minnesota Wild)

    Votes: 1 0.2%

  • Total voters
    435

MichaelFarrell

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I think it’s going to be a close race this year for the Calder Trophy. There are a ton of potential players that could surprise and make a real run for it.

Who do you think is going to win it and who are some wildcards that could make the top 3 in votes?

I’m picking with my heart and going Brad Lambert.

However, I think the voting will go like this in no particular order:

-Matvei Michkov
-Dustin Wolf
-Macklin Celebrini

*please ignore the Cutter Gauthier typo
 
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MichaelFarrell

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Michkov. If Torts can fight his baser instincts
I think that’s an x-factor.

Michkov is a great player. But, with the Flyer’s coach and the overall makeup of the team, does he get ice time that would allow him to rack up points? I think he’s still the clear favorite, but it may be a rocky start for him.
 
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Top 5
Michkov
Celebrini
Gauthier
Wright.
Smith

Don’t really see a stand out dmen, but I guess Hutson would prob be best bet from defensemen
 

FlyguyOX

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I think that’s an x-factor.

Michkov is a great player. But, with the Flyer’s coach and the overall makeup of the team, does he get ice time that would allow him to rack up points? I think he’s still the clear favorite, but it may be a rocky start for him.
No excuse to not have him on the leagues worst PP1. He’ll be a staple there
 

Craig Ludwig

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Question marks everywhwre

If only Dustin Wolf had a better team in front of him...
Celebrini doesn't have much to play with in SJ, but then again Bedard didn't either
Mitchkov, how long until Torts benches him a few games in a row and all hell breaks loose in Philly
Hutson, will Martin St Louis keep a leash on him? Knowing how he let Caufield run wild (after Ducharme almost killed his career), maybe Lane wins it?
 

Hockey Know it all

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I think it’s going to be a close race this year for the Calder Trophy. There are a ton of potential players that could surprise and make a real run for it.

Who do you think is going to win it and who are some wildcards that could make the top 3 in votes?

I’m picking with my heart and going Brad Lambert.

However, I think the voting will go like this in no particular order:

-Matvei Michkov
-Dustin Wolf
-Macklin Celebrini

*please ignore the Cutter Gauthier typo
Cutter does not play for San Jose my guy.
 

coooldude

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As a SJ fan with two hopeful candidates, I'm going Michkov.

He's a year older than Celebrini, has two seasons' experience in the KHL, and as long as he plays hard for Torts, he'll get his PP1 time.

I think Celebrini and Smith will struggle a bit out of the gate for various reasons mostly centering around our D not really improving much from last year. We'll spend a lot of time hemmed in the D zone. Fewer OZ starts. Even with a decent PP, won't likely be enough to have them at the top of the voting, even if they get some votes.

I would love to be wrong.
 
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