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Originally Posted by dino7c
fair enough...but we shouldn't be too upset.(not saying you are) Ekblad is a 1st overall pick and Forsberg is in his 2nd full year of pro hockey
JG being in the race is pretty good
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Johnny being nominated is good enough for me. Hopefully one the bonuses in his contract is a Calder nomination. Forsberg kind of came out of nowhere so that's pretty annoying. But what Ekblad's doing is special. Probably the most dominant rookie defenseman season since Phaneuf's, and Phaneuf was 20. Hell I'd say he's having a better season then Phaneuf's considering his age and how sheltered Phaneuf was. I can't speak to Ekblad's quality of competition but just looking at his game logs he's playing top pairing minutes already so I imagine he's going up against the top lines. An 18 year old defenseman coming in like that and doing what he's doing is just unheard of. IMO it's his to lose unless Johnny or Forsberg hit PPG over the course of the season. Ekblad's going to be a treat to watch when he hits his stride and deserves the hype.