When the Detroit Red Wings opened the season with two hyped rookies — Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider — on the roster, they knew the two were good. But good enough for one to win the Calder Trophy (awarded annually to the league’s top rookie)?
“He always looked like a good player, then I saw him on the ice in training camp,” Wings captain Dylan Larkin told the Freep’s Helene St. James, talking about Raymond just before the season opener. “He's a smart player. I think he plays on a different level, and it just depends for him if he can keep it going.