Congratulations to Patrik Laine, NHL rookie of the month.  He joins Werenski, Marner, Nylander and Matthews as winners this year.  1 more presentation to go, and whoever finishes the strongest and wins their 2nd, if it's from this gang of 5, then that player has a better shot as winning the Calder.

Laine picked up 1 assist yesterday, to go along with his brain cramp, maintaining his pt/gm pace.

Had he not missed 8 games b/c of injury, you can safely assume another 7-10 pts, and presto, Laine is 10+ pts clear of Matthews, and the clear frontrunner is the rookie race.  But, he did miss those games, as did McDavid last season, and unfortunately, it counts.

Me, I'd give it to Werenski, much harder to come into the NHL and play the game he has as a 19-yr old d, +17, for what that's worth, and most PPP amongst rookies.