Adam Fox of the Rangers plays the puck during the third period against the San Jose Sharks at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. Credit: Jim McIsaac
All season long, it has been a foregone conclusion that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar would win the Calder Trophy for the NHL’s Rookie of the Year. For the most part, the only other name that comes up in the discussion, really, is Vancouver defenseman Quinn Hughes.
But after another simply outstanding performance by their own rookie defenseman, Adam Fox, who bounced back from a tough start to the game by setting up the tying goal with a brilliant individual effort, then scored the game-winning goal in Thursday’s 5-2 comeback win over the Montreal Canadiens, the Rangers began to campaign loudly that Fox, the Jericho native, needs to be included in that conversation.