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

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Look I like the kid, but every Habs fan continuously putting Joshua Roy's name into the Calder conversation is giving everyone else on this board so much ammunition to work with... enough lol

If you read the prospect or trade boards, you know we don’t need anymore ammo than we already have

 

[Aron Brown]

I took Stankoven, for the Calder. The guy has some experience as well as he is the most high end rookie on such a high end team in Dallas. As well as likely stating the season on a line with a potential star player in Wyatt Johnston. I am thinking it's kind of odd J.Doan and N.Kovelenko are not even listed ? if Kovalenko sticks on the top 2 lines, I can honestly see him being a Dark Horse this year. I actually just looked and daily faceoff has him on the second line with Middlestadt and Lehkonen, and on the second PK. If can see him and Rantanen getting swapped around if Colorado struggles at all, the Aves have been known to split up Mckinnon and Rantanen from time to time. Maybe he even gets some first team PP time as well., we all now how flakey Drouin can be. With Landy injured and Nichushkin out long term there are some real openings. I got to figure that Colorado is still thinking of trying to add another lower end top 6 forward, and moving players like Colton and or Girard.

 

[CheckingLineCenter]

I took Stankoven, for the Calder. The guy has some experience as well as he is the most high end rookie on such a high end team in Dallas. As well as likely stating the season on a line with a potential star player in Wyatt Johnston. I am thinking it's kind of odd J.Doan and N.Kovelenko are not even listed ? if Kovalenko sticks on the top 2 lines, I can honestly see him being a Dark Horse this year. I actually just looked and daily faceoff has him on the second line with Middlestadt and Lehkonen, and on the second PK. If can see him and Rantanen getting swapped around if Colorado struggles at all, the Aves have been known to split up Mckinnon and Rantanen from time to time. Maybe he even gets some first team PP time as well., we all now how flakey Drouin can be. With Landy injured and Nichushkin out long term there are some real openings. I got to figure that Colorado is still thinking of trying to add another lower end top 6 forward, and moving players like Colton and or Girard.

Was thinking about throwing some $ on Kovalenko (still am) but he’s going to need to have a monster season at his age. Panarin only won it because he was 10th in league scoring AND McDavid got hurt. Kovalenko would have to do similar imo, last year 10th in points was 98.

I do agree he’s a sneaky bet to get some serious opportunities.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

I think this is a pretty wide open race. Blows me away 4 people think Lysell. He's more likely not to play in the league this year than win the Calder.

Also blows me away that 4 people voted for Danielson...