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Dallas Stars To Face Minnesota Wild In NHL Playoffs With Top Rookies From 2 Years Ago
Kaprizov, who got 99 of the 100 first-place votes back then, and Robertson are now the leading scorers on their respective teams.
April 16, 2023
DALLAS — Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson is quick to point out that while he finished second behind Minnesota's Kirill Kaprizov for the Calder Trophy, it wasn't even a close vote to determine the NHL's top rookie two years ago.
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Kaprizov, who got 99 of the 100 first-place votes back then, and Robertson are now the leading scorers on their respective teams. They face each other in the first round of the NHL playoffs, with the Central Division rival Stars and Wild opening their best-of-7 series Monday night.
"He's an amazing player," Kaprizov said of Robertson, the 23-year-old who this season became Dallas' first 100-point scorer (46 goals, 63 assists). "He gets opportunities from nothing."
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