The Calder trophy race may appear to be an arms race between Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, but don't forget about Nikolaj Ehlers.
During this upcoming season, we will see a large crop of rookies playing significant roles for their teams. Max Domi of the Arizona Coyotes, Sam Bennett of the Calgary Flames and Sam Reinhart of the Buffalo Sabres all have outside chances of finding themselves in the Calder Trophy race. Even defenseman Mike Reilly of the Minnesota Wild could find himself in the discussion, and if the New York Islanders manage to fit Michael Dal Colle, he joins a deep team and could produce a lot of points this year.