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Let’s talk about the 2024 Calder race, and who amongst the NHL’s top prospects could win the trophy.
We’ll talk about Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli, Shane Wright, Brandt Clarke, Luke Hughes, Simon Nemec, Matthew Knies, and David Jiricek.
This video is taking place after the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2023 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Chicago Blackhawks, Connor Bedard
2nd) Anaheim Ducks, Leo Carlsson
3rd) Columbus Blue Jackets, Adam Fantilli
4th) San Jose Sharks, Will Smith
5th) Montreal Canadiens, David Reinbacher
6th) Arizona Coyotes, Dmitri Simashev
7th) Philadelphia Flyers, Matvei Michkov
8th) Washington Capitals, Ryan Leonard
9th) Detroit Red Wings, Nate Danielson
10th) St. Louis Blues, Dalibor Dvorsky
11th) Vancouver Canucks, Tom Willander
12th) Arizona Coyotes (from Ottawa Senators), Daniil But
13th) Buffalo Sabres, Zach Benson
14th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Brayden Yager
15th) Nashville Predators, Matthew Wood
16th) Calgary Flames, Samuel Honzek
17th) Detroit Red Wings (from New York Islanders via Vancouver Canucks), Axel Sandin Pellikka
18th) Winnipeg Jets, Colby Barlow
19th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Oliver Moore
20th) Seattle Kraken, Eduard Sale
21st) Minnesota Wild, Charlie Stramel
22nd) Philadelphia Flyers (from Los Angeles Kings via Columbus Blue Jackets), Oliver Bonk
23rd) New York Rangers, Gabe Perreault
24th) Nashville Predators (from Edmonton Oilers), Tanner Molendyk
25th) St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Otto Stenberg
26th) San Jose Sharks (from New Jersey Devils), Quentin Musty
27th) Colorado Avalanche, Calum Ritchie
28th) Toronto Maple Leafs (from Boston Bruins via Washington Capitals), Easton Cowan
29th) St. Louis Blues (from Dallas Stars via New York Rangers), Theo Lindstein
30th) Carolina Hurricanes, Bradley Nadeau
31st) Colorado Avalanche (from Florida Panthers via Montreal Canadiens), Mikhail Gulyayev
32nd) Vegas Golden Knights, David Edstrom
This video is also taking place after 2023 NHL Season, and after the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in the Finals.
Shane Wright was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2022 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
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No love for Devon Levi? Here's wishing he plays good enough to be serious contender for the Calder. No doubt this rookie class is going to be sweet.
My moneys on Edvinsson
You will be stunned, but i say Joshua Roy, he will make the team and win the calder and Fantilli can't play with Zegras, because he's with Columbus.
Bedard getting 82 pts but Clarke, Hughes, Fantili, and my main man Wright are going to pop off big time. Going to guess all of these players will be considered part of their teams respective cores after their rookie season
You guys must have missed the trade. Columbus trades C, Adam Fantilli to Anaheim in exchange for D, Kevin Shattenkirk, C Mason McTavish, a conditional 1st round pick in 2024 (Top 3 protected) and a 3rd round pick in 2025.
Not many people have seen this yet so you're welcome!
Why did you just post this video when you made it before the draft?
Devon Levi
This guys been hitting the dab cart too much talking bout fantilli
The question is if Bedard does what he should do what would it take from some other player too win it.
luke hughes easily
Just don’t forget guys, the devils tanked for 10 years 😂😂😂😂
Gonna have to take the Dark Horse of Conner Bedard
Whenever there’s a Hughes as an option that’s my bet
Uhhh fantilli is on Columbus lmao
Man just delete this video no way you don’t know what team Fantilli is on
Putting Knies in the thumbnail and not talking about him is another low point that is blatantly click bait this is your worst work yet 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Lost a bit of credibility, especially when it comes to "young guys" on the wrong team. How well can you know a player's future if you don't even know the team that drafted him? But hey… mistakes happen. And I don't want to be the guy that only points out errors, you do know most facts about the Canucks.
You forgot goaltenders. Theres always an outside chance of some rando goaltender popping off.
Fantili got drafted by Columbus bro
Devon Levi>>>
Did you forget the Ducks drafted Carlson? 😂
How they not add Jake Sanderson to the list, he had 32 points last season in 2022 2023 season, plus 11 block shots and 43 hits, are they that serious, ridiculous
No way Knies will have a chance at it. Only would have a slight chance if he was on a line with Matthews and Marner or Matthews and Nylander
My dumbass thought Fantilli got drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets.
@Legorocks99 Bro you seem to forget about the Brick Wall 🧱 of Buffalo🦬Sabres⚔️ Devon Levi! This Young Man Will Absolutely be in contention for the Calder Trophy as well as the Best Goalie Trophy (I Forgot The Name) LOLOLOL
Yeah it's a shame Michkov won't be here to take thr Calder from Bedard.
Sleepers! Cam York, Tyson Foerster, and Bobby Brink!