Alex DeBrincat

The last two seasons were two of the best rookie classes in some time. The likes of Connor McDavid, Auston Matthews, Patrik Laine all entered the league. There's also Jack Eichel, Artemi Panarin, Shayne Gostisbehere, Zach Werenski, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Matthew Tkachuk, and Sebastian Aho, who have all made their marks on the league. I could go on and on. You'd think that, with the past two seasons, this year's class wouldn't be able to top it. That's where you are dead wrong. There are a ton of rookies that are…

Games Played This Week By Team 4 Games: CGY, NYI, SJ, STL3 Games: ANA, ARI, BOS, BUF, CAR, CHI, COL, CBJ, DAL, EDM, FLA, LA, MIN, MTL, NSH, NJ, NYI, NYR, PHI, PIT, TB, TOR, VAN, VGK, WPG, WSH2 Games: DET Streaming Selections After a two-week hiatus, our streaming selections column is back. It appears that there were a lot of goalie injuries while we were gone. Matt Murray, Cam Talbot, Antii Raanta, and Corey Crawford were the big starters that will be out for a bit. Backup goalies are always risky considering you…

At the start of every season, some rookies are given nine games to prove themselves at the NHL level. If a rookie goes over the 10-game limit, the team burns a year on their entry-level contract. Usually, teams wait as long as they can to make sure rookies are ready, and it also helps out their cap situation. Last season, Zach Werenski, Dylan Strome and Jesse Puuljuarvi all had a nine-game tryout. Puuljujarvi and Strome didn’t work out, but Werenski did and earned a Calder nomination. Nico Hischier, Nolan Patrick, Clayton…