Jason Robertson Should Be A Calder Favorite

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports Minnesota Wild rookie Kirill Kaprizov burst onto the scene in the NHL like a firework. He scored a goal and tacked on two assists for three points in his debut. Through 44 games, he’s collected 37 points and scored 18 goals to lead all rookies in scoring. He leads his team in scoring. In a system that isn’t known for scoring, that’s an accomplishment. His performance alone is a key reason for the Wild sitting third in the West Division and are comfortably on their way to the playoffs this season — and not as a wild card team, like has been the more common case in recent history.

So it’s easy to understand that the national media had all but locked up the Calder…