I’ve always gone with Calder eligibility as the cut-off for the list:
Eligibility: To be eligible for the Calder Memorial Trophy, a player cannot have played more than 25 games in any single preceding season nor in six or more games in each of any two preceding seasons in any major professional league. Beginning in 1990-91, a player must not have attained his 26th birthday by Sept. 15 of the season in which he is eligible.
Walker Duehr played 27 games last year so is no longer eligible. Ruzicka was over that as well. Pelletier at 24 games is eligible but based on how much time he spent with the big club you could argue is graduated.
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