Youth continues to be served in the NHL, as almost every team has a first-year player making an impact. For this week's ESPN NHL Power Rankings -- voted on as always by ESPN's panel of experts -- we take a look at some of its best freshmen (or, in some cases, middle schoolers waiting to get the call-up to the big school) of the 2018-19 season thus far.
1. Nashville Predators
Previous ranking: 1
Eeli Tolvanen. There was a time when this talented Finnish winger was being chatted up as a potential Calder Trophy contender, before being demoted to the AHL in the preseason.