The bigger problem, though, is that there are three rookie goalies who will simply mutilate each other in the balloting process, stealing votes from one another. . Neuvirth is 26-11-4 with a .914 save percentage and a less-impressive 2.50 GAA. The skaters have been easy enough to select. New York has little to play for except jobs for next season, and it has already slipped under .500 under the guidance of coach Jack Capuano. Calder Trophy Winners By The Associated Press Sep 21, 2020 Sep 21, 2020 ... 2011 — Jeff Skinner, Carolina.

Statistically, all three goaltenders are close. Both Neuvirth and Crawford have spent a long time crafting their game to make the jump to the NHL level.

Bobrovsky, 22, went from the worst team in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League to one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. Neuvirth, from the Czech Republic, started 74 games in his major junior career in the Ontario Hockey League before jumping to the pros. He has a 31-17-5 record in 51 starts with a .918 save percentage and 2.27 goals-against average. Mike Matczak, a Sewell, N.J., native who just wrapped up a 4-year career at Yale, is skating with the Phantoms for the remainder of the regular season on an amateur tryout contract . 2010 — Tyler Myers, Buffalo. Rookie of the Year. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/qHMxAsp37r, Presenting the 2019-20 NHL All-Rookie Team, led by Calder Trophy winner Cale Makar – the only unanimous selection among the 170 ballots cast by the Professional Hockey Writers Association after the conclusion of the regular season. But there is something to be said for a guy like Bobrovsky, who still barely knows a lick of the English language, and was so afraid to leave his crease for the first half of the season that he didn't play a single puck. Danny Syvret is expected to remain in the lineup in place of Nick Boynton .

Ottawa has just one forward with more than 50 points this season compared to the Flyers' five. The Calder Memorial Trophy is an annual award given "to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League." © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy, Sergei Bobrovsky is a leading candidate to win the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL's top rookie. That's why I'm leaning toward the Flyers' Sergei Bobrovsky as my third Calder finalist and not Crawford or Neuvirth.

The marathon, 82-game slate has been whittled down to just three contests.

. On Long Island, forward Michael Grabner has taken the league by storm since winning the fastest-skater contest at the All-Star Game in January. Few players have shined in a bigger role than Carolina's Jeff Skinner, who is easily one of the most popular players in a nontraditional hockey market. 2009 — Steve Mason, Columbus. Cale Makar of the @Avalanche was a top-two selection on all 170 ballots for the Calder Trophy, garnering 116 first-place votes. For my money, the most interesting trophy that still needs deciding is the only major award that no Flyer has ever won: the Calder Trophy, the hardware handed out to the rookie of the year. This year, there will be close to 160 writers casting ballots for the five major awards (Hart, Norris, Selke, Lady Byng and Calder) - and almost unanimously, through polls conducted throughout the season, each writer has room for just one rookie goaltender. What happened to Travis Konecny’s scoring touch in the playoffs? Start your own hockey blog with My HockeyBuzz. His record has suffered with two shootout losses during that span because his teammates haven't been able to finish in front of him. Votes like these should be taken seriously. Sergei Bobrovsky is a leading candidate to win the Calder Trophy, given to the NHL's top rookie. Unlike Bobrovsky, Neuvirth, 23, made his first NHL appearance in 2008-09. Exactly one week ago, the Sabres were five points up on ninth-place Carolina.

The goaltending race is much tougher to handicap. There is no separate trophy for rookie goaltender of the year and rookie skater of the year. That makes him less impressive of a candidate - as it's easy to work out all summer and plan for the rigors of the NHL when you've already been through a quarter of the season and know what it takes. And Bobrovsky hasn't flinched of late, stringing together some of his best play of the season over his last five starts, allowing just seven goals. #NHLAwards pic.twitter.com/qGmAzH7f0j.