The 2015-2016 NHL regular season is still a ways away, but the Buffalo Sabres have an eligible candidate for the Calder Trophy in Jack Eichel, a candidate is is more than capable of winning the award. In just one season, he was able to grab as many NCAA honors as he could, becoming the first freshman to win the coveted Hobey Baker award since Paul Kariya achieved the honor in 1993.
So this may sound a little premature, but Jack Eichel stands the best change for the Calder trophy of the three would-be finalist, assuming that the one, two, and three draft picks are the finalists, and that other “rookie” eligible players do not overshadow the likes of Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel and Dylan Strome.