Every fall, NHL teams begin the long season with high hopes for their best rookies. First-year players often deliver less than expected—it is the toughest league in the world—and injuries can also impact in a big way.
Sometimes, these rookies spend time in the minors and recover later in the year, but there are times when the audition places young prospects' NHL futures in doubt. In other cases, it is a short-term item, and a good second half of the season will have them back on track.
Here are the hyped rookies whose seasons have not gone to plan so far this season.
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Hyped NHL Rookies Whose Seasons Aren’t Going According to Plan
February 2nd, 2016 by Allan Mitchell Leave a reply »
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