The Buffalo Sabres will start the 2018-19 season with 2 Calder Trophy hopefuls in the lineup: 2018 first overall draft pick Rasmus Dahlin and 2017 first round selection Casey Mittelstadt.
The Buffalo Sabres organization has won the Calder Trophy 3 times in franchise history: Gilbert Perreault in 1971, Tom Barrasso in 1984, and Tyler Myers in 2010. Newly acquired forward Jeff Skinner won the award with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2010.
Among the other 7 teams in the Atlantic Division, there are some other top rookie that will be looking to make a bid at the Calder Trophy.