Bigger name rookies making NHL debuts?

[frankiefives]

Looks like quite a few good rookies will start the year in the NHL:

Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal Canadiens
Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes
Michael Rasmussen, Detroit Red Wings
Brett Howden, NY Rangers
Barrett Hayton, Arizona Coyotes
Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers
Dylan Dube, Calgary Flames
Juuso Valimaki, Calgary Flames
Gabriel Villardi, LA Kings

There may not be a McDavid or Matthews this year but I think it'll be a solid crop.

 

[TurcoCollector3]

Kristian Vesalainen.... maybe

It'll only be a matter of time before two of the best goalie prospects in a while get called up in Hart and Samsonov

 

[frankiefives]

Kristian Vesalainen.... maybe

It'll only be a matter of time before two of the best goalie prospects in a while get called up in Hart and Samsonov

Yep and Zadina might get a call up at some point as well

 

[chefjason]

Dube and valimaki should be good ones for the Flames, look forward to nabbing the yg's

 

[malsk]

Looks like quite a few good rookies will start the year in the NHL:

Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Montreal Canadiens
Miro Heiskanen, Dallas Stars
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes
Michael Rasmussen, Detroit Red Wings
Brett Howden, NY Rangers
Barrett Hayton, Arizona Coyotes
Evan Bouchard, Edmonton Oilers
Dylan Dube, Calgary Flames
Juuso Valimaki, Calgary Flames
Gabriel Villardi, LA Kings

There may not be a McDavid or Matthews this year but I think it'll be a solid crop.

Like you said no real big name but that is a solid group!

Add to that Mittelstadt and Series 1 might be pretty decent...obviously depending on who they include.

 

[frankiefives]

Like you said no real big name but that is a solid group!

Add to that Mittelstadt and Series 1 might be pretty decent...obviously depending on who they include.

Mittelstadt, Donato, Andersson and Tolvanen are very good holdovers

 

[malsk]

Mittelstadt, Donato, Andersson and Tolvanen are very good holdovers

Forgot about Donato...that is another good one.

 

[g-force]

Sam Steel, CHL leading scorer from 2016-17 and last years Memorial Cup MVP made the Ducks opening night roster.

 

[frankiefives]

Sam Steel, CHL leading scorer from 2016-17 and last years Memorial Cup MVP made the Ducks opening night roster.

Forgot about Steel. Thanks Greg!

 

[dudical]

What a name.... can see all the sports reporting puns already. Sam Steel. At least it's also his adult performer name. lol

 

[HammerHawks]

Henri Jokiharju is pretty hyped in Chicago.

 

[hen44jay]

I probably sound like a biased Flames fan lol, but both Dube and Valimaki have some exciting potential too

 

[numbern9ne]

Made their 23 Man Opening Night Roster:

Max Comtois ANA
Isac Lundestrom ANA
Kiefer Sherwood ANA
Sam Steel ANA
Barrett Hayton ARZ
Ilya Lyubushkin ARZ
Urho Vaakanainen BOS
Rasmus Dahlin BUF
Dillon Dube CGY
Juuso Valimaki CGY
Andrei Svechnikov CAR
Luke Johnson CHI
Henri Jokiharju CHI
Dominik Kahun CHI
Sheldon Dries COL
Miro Heiskanen DAL
Roope Hintz DAL
Dennis Cholowski DET
Chrisoffer Ehn DET
Michael Rasmussen DET
Libor Sulak DET
Evan Bouchard EDM
Jacob McDonald FLA
Jaret Anderson-Dolan LAK
Austin Wagner LAK
Jesperi Kotkaniemi MTL
Brett Howden NYR
Maxime Lajoie OTT
Mikhail Vorobyov PHI
Juuso Riikola PIT
ROurke Chartier SJS
Radim Simek SJS
Antti Suomela SJS
Jordan Kyrou STL
Niko Mikkola STL
Robert Thomas STL
Mathieu Joseph TBL
Par Lindholm TOR
Igor Ozhiganov TOR
Elias Pettersson VAN
Jake Bischoff VGK
Kristian Vesalainen WPG

 

[rangers6]

Lias Andersson should have a YG or will he be an SPA Update?