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Calder Power Ranking: Macklin Celebrini is the NHL's most promising rookie

When our Calder Power Ranking debuted last month, it came with a caveat: what happens when Macklin Celebrini returns? 

Now, we have our answer: Celebrini is the best rookie in the NHL right now. He takes over the top spot. 

After that? It's wide open, but Matvei Michkov's heroics give him the inside track. Dustin Wolf continues to build momentum and could easily take a top-three spot this time next month. Elsewhere in our top 10, there are two new debutantes. 

For here's the Calder race stacks up in December:

Macklin Celebrini is the most promising rookie in the NHL right now and one of the best the league has seen in a few years. He’s committing his share of mistakes. That’s expected out of an 18-year-old, but he looks like a future superstar. Everything is there. He sprints on the backcheck,

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NHL Jackson Blake Macklin Celebrini Cutter Gauthier Lane Hutson Matvei Michkov Mackie Samoskevich Will Smith Logan Stankoven Maxim Tsyplakov Dustin Wolf
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