As a Hall of Famer who won almost everything the sport had to offer, perhaps Al MacInnis should be given an honorary vote in the league’s annual award balloting.
And if he did, the lad who’d get his nod as the Calder Trophy winner as top rookie might not necessarily be named Panarin, Eichel, McDavid, Larkin or Domi.
It could just be St. Louis defenceman Colton Parayko.
“I know there’s some high-end, top-of-the-line rookies out there, but if you watched this kid game in and game out it would blow your mind,” said the somewhat biased St.