During the Hurricanes-Ducks telecast on FS-Carolina the other night, the announcers mentioned that Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk should be considered in the Calder Trophy race for the NHL's best rookie. If you watch the Hurricanes every night or follow them at all, you can certainly make a case for Faulk being one of the NHL's top rookies. He plays 20+ minutes a night, contributes on the powerplay, kills penalties and his game looks very impressive by the eye-test. For a kid that is only 19 years old, that is very impressive and it makes you wonder why he hasn't gotten much recognition around the league. Is this enough to take home the Calder, though? Unfortunately, probably not.
While I do think that Faulk's season has been overlooked by the national audience, the fact is that it is tough for defensemen to win the Calder. The only time a defenseman wins the Calder is when there is no real standouts among the forward class. Voters and fans are going to look at po...
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Justin Faulk,
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins,
Adam Henrique,
Gabriel Landeskog,
Matt Read,
Cody Hodgson,
Jay Harrison,
Marco Scandella,
Roman Josi,
Justin Falk,
Raphael Diaz,
T.J. Brodie,
Marc-Andre Bourdon,
Adam Larsson,
Jared Cowen,
Jake Gardiner,
Marc-Andre Gragnani,
Stefan Elliott
TEAMS: Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche
TEAMS: Edmonton Oilers, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Minnesota Wild, Calgary Flames, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche
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