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NHL rookie rankings: Elias Pettersson is the clear front-runner

The 2018-19 rookie class has some elite players at the top of it, but unlike in recent years, things tend to thin out a little faster when it comes to first-year players. As most teams have played about 75 percent of their games, we thought it was a good time to take a look at the current rookies.

There is little question about who is at the top.

After starting his NHL career with a five-goal, eight-point outburst over his first five games, you might as well have called the Rookie of the Year race at that point.