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February 12, 2018
The Hockey News 2018 Rookie Issue, annually highlighting the best freshman the NHL has to offer. In this year’s edition, we profile Brock Boeser, Matt Barzal, Mikhail Sergachev, Clayton Keller, P-L Dubois & many more. Plus, our WJC wrap, and we pay our respects to the late, great Johnny Bower.
THE COUNTDOWN LATE-ROUND DRAFT CROPS
THE BLUEPRINT FOR sustained success is unique in the NHL’s salary-cap era. Winning is less about signing big-fish free agents. Money still matters a ton, but it’s more about spending those dollars to retain your homegrown superstars. That’s why Connor McDavid will earn $12.5 million annually starting next season after his entry-level contract ends. Because teams must commit massive portions of their budgets to their foundational players, it’s more important than ever to win with contributions from later-round draft picks, as they can be crucial support players while remaining under team control into their late 20s. It’s no coincidence these rankings commence with last year’s Stanley Cup finalists and the team that came within a goal of eliminating the eventual champion. Scouting is so good nowadays that there are fewer busts…
A TOWERING INFERNO OF BLUESHIRTS
As the Rangers celebrate J.T. Miller’s game-winner, pyrotechnics give new meaning to getting fired up. New York defeated Buffalo 3-2 in overtime at the Winter Classic, played at Citi Field in NYC.
CALDER RACE FOR 2019
1. CASEY MITTELSTADT BUFFALO SABRES, C Based on his play at the world juniors and the Sabres’ need for more offense, Mittelstadt seems like a one-and-done at the University of Minnesota. His skating, skills and creativity will immediately lead to points, perhaps on a line with Eichel? 2. ELIAS PETTERSSON VANCOUVER CANUCKS, C He has ventilated the SHL back home in Sweden and, with another summer of training and weight gain, Pettersson should be ready to handle the NHL. With his hockey IQ and playmaking, he’ll do damage over here. 3. RASMUS DAHLIN 2018 DRAFT, D The most impressive aspect of Dahlin’s world juniors was how much his defensive game has grown year over year. We already know he can change a game with his skating and offensive acumen, so the NHL can’t arrive soon enough for the…
BROCK STAR
“ARE YOU BROCK BOESER? EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME. ARE YOU BROCK BOESER? THE KIDS AREN’T QUITE sure, but they know he’s here. They hop up and down frenetically, clad in a hodgepodge of equipment that doesn’t match, cold air puffing out of their face cages as they prepare to skate on the very ice the Vancouver Canucks did minutes earlier. Somewhere in the MasterCard Centre on Toronto’s outskirts, Boeser lurks. He’s not yet famous enough to be instantly recognizable here, though that’s certainly changed out west. The kids know he’ll dart out of a corner somewhere and don’t want to miss him. It’s a lot like the way opposing defensemen view him during his monster rookie campaign: he’s impossible to find until it’s too late. So the little tykes quiz every…
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