The Toronto Maple Leafs have another Calder Trophy nominee in their midst in Michael Bunting. However, he won’t be another winner like Auston Matthews.
Unfortunately for Michael Bunting and the Toronto Maple Leafs, there are two many reasons why the Calder Trophy goes to either Trevor Zegras or Mortiz Seider instead of Bunting.
All of this despite Bunting have the highest points total of any NHL-defined rookie this season. The key there being the NHL-defined element.
You see, he hasn’t played enough games in either of his previous NHL seasons, nor met any of the other criteria for ineligibility and thus is a deserving candidate.