Most assume the award will come down to Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine, who were the No. But if I’m in there, I’ll have a shot.”The key word was “if.”With Matthews and Laine, there are no ifs. “Obviously they’re both really good players,” said New York Islanders forward prospect Mathew Barzal, who was the 16th overall pick in 2015. It will be interesting to see.”It is not just this year’s draft class that Matthews and Laine have to worry about. Whether it is Toronto’s William Nylander (eighth overall, 2014) and Mitch Marner (fourth overall, 2015), Arizona’s Dylan Strome (third overall, 2015) or Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen (10th overall, 2015), the Calder Trophy could be up for grabs.

Source: National Post August 29, 2016 21:45 UTC