Mirror Mirror on the Wall... Who's the Bestest Rookie of All?

This year I don't think the Calder trophy race is that clear cut. There's been some pretty high quality rookie talent this year. Lets take a look...

First off lets look at Patrick Kane:



One of the leading rookie scorers in the league has had quite the season as one of the star young forwards in the youth movement that is the Chicago Blackhawks.

Nicklas Backstrom (the forward not the goalie):











No ESPN widget available... sorry. See his stats and profile.

Playing with Ovechkin must be nice. It's shown in his points, he's a quality playmaker that's filled in nicely on #8's line since Michael Nylander went down mid-season.

Another Chicago Rookie Jonathan Toews:



Toews could possibly have been a runaway favourite for this award, but was sidelined for a while in January with a knee injury. Comparatively, to his teammate Patrick Kane, he's on the positive side of the plus/minus stat.

How about Phoenix Coyote Peter Mueller:




Mueller has been a great addition to Gretzky's youth movement and continues to add fire power to a promising young squad

Atlanta's Rookie bluelineer Tobia Enstrom:




The often talked about rookie blueliner is a little undersized but hey, it's the new NHL right? He's a great skater and logs big minutes for Atlanta.

and Finally Montreal's Carey Price



He's only played about half the season, but we all know now that he's the future of the Canadiens and is set to lead his team into the playoffs. Could this be the second coming of Patrick Roy?

Honourable mentions go to Edmonton's super duo leading the late season charge for the Oilers, Sam Gagner and Andrew Cogliano.


So now it's time for you to decide...