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6/2011 NHL Forward Rankings

June 9th 2011 14:44

1. Sidney Crosby
2. Alex Ovechkin
3. Daniel Sedin
4. Henrik Sedin
5. Evgeni Malkin
6. Steven Stamkos
7. Corey Perry
8. Jonathan Toews
9. Pavel Datsyuk
10. Martin St. Louis
11. Ilya Kovalchuk
12. Brad Richards
13. Ryan Kesler
14. Jeff Carter
15. Eric Staal
16. Anze Kopitar
17. Henrik Zetterberg
18. Joe Thornton
19. Alexander Semin
20. Zach Parise
21. Patrick Kane
22. Jarome Iginla
23. Dany Heatley
24. Ryan Getzlaf
25. Nicklas Backstrom
26. Claude Giroux
27. Patrick Marleau
28. Milan Lucic

29. Mike Richards
30. Vincent Lecavier
31. Danny Briere
32. Rick Nash
33. Phil Kessel
34. Devin Setoguchi
35. Tomas Plekanec
36. Ryan Clowe
37. Chris Stewart
38. Logan Couture
39. Mikko Koivu
40. Johan Franzen

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2010 PSW Calder Trophy

April 18th 2011 14:43

The NHL season is over, and I am going to kick off my awards with the NHL's rookie of the year. The Calder Memorial Trophy is given to this player, and there were a few deserving candidates like Jeff Skinner, Logan Couture, and Michael Grabner. Only one of these great rookies can win this award, but they will all shape the landscape of the NHL for years to come.

Carolina Hurricanes Center Jeff Skinner

Skinner led all rookies with 63 points, and Skinner also had the 2nd highest shooting percentage of all rookies that have played at least 50 games. Jeff Skinner has earned the respect of his teammates and has already become influential in the Canes' locker room. He's got a lot of potential still, and he has been the most complete rookie on the ice so far this year. No rookie matched Skinner's five games with at least 3 points.

Although Logan Couture scored more goals and Michael Grabner had more assists, Skinner was able to balance both scoring and passing to become one of the best options on a team that features superstar Eric Staal, Jussi Jokinen, and Tuomo Ruutu. Skinner, Staal, and Ruutu make up one of the best center trios in the entire league. Still, Skinner had the second most points on the Hurricanes as well as the best shooting percentage on the team of all players with at least 20 games played. Jeff Skinner showed that he is already cool in the clutch with a team leading 40 percent conversion rate in the shootout (minimum 4 attempts).

The 18 year-old center became the first player of that age to make the All-Star team since Steve Yzerman, and that's only a mere fraction of it. Jeff Skinner became the youngest player in all four major American professional sports to make an All-Star team. That's impressive. Skinner is a great goal-scorer that knows the game really well, especially for a young rookie, and he has good leg strength which makes it difficult to push him down. Skinner will play the physical game even though he may not be the tallest guy out there at 5-10.