Who are the NHL’s most surprising rookies? | Full Episode

Описание: Corey’s latest NHL Draft rankings are out and with them comes yet another new No. 1 in OHL defenseman Chase Reid. The guys break down what has been a chaotic year of rankings and discuss why there’s been so much movement from list-to-list. Before that, they talk about this season’s most surprising, and disappointing, NHL rookies and dive into the race for second place behind Matthew Schaefer in the Calder conversation. Plus, listener questions in the mailbag to close things out.
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0:00 Intro
0:23 This season’s NHL rookie class
0:35 Matthew Schaefer is the Calder Trophy runaway
3:57 Could Matthew Schaefer get Norris Trophy votes?
5:15 Calder Trophy runner-up: Beckett Sennecke or Ivan Demidov?
8:02 Jesper Wallstedt has put himself into the Calder Trophy mix
10:00 Which other rookies have elevated their games?
20:16 Corey’s latest NHL Draft rankings feature a new No. 1 in Chase Reid
32:49 What’s behind Tynan Lawrence’s fall from No. 1 to No. 9?
37:09 Thoughts on the season Viggo Bjork is having in the SHL
38:57 Corey’s No. 7 Daxon Rudolph has emerged as a top name in the draft
39:46 Listener questions in the mailbag
39:51 How good do you think Alberts Smits could be?
41:14 Why has BU struggled this year and does it impact assessments of their various prospects?
45:05 Thoughts on Tommy Bleyl?
49:08 What’s changed your assessment of Artyom Levshunov over the last two years?
53:53 Do colleges have active recruiting across the pond in Europe?
59:03 What’s the projection on Bryce Pickford?
1:04:04 Can the Flyers fix David Jiricek?

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