NHL teams with rookies in prominent places may decide to place those players in lesser roles during the playoffs. Other teams may increase playing time due to injuries or a spike in performance.
Some rookies have become so valuable that giving them less time isn't even in the conversation. Those rookies are the ones who are likely to make a major impact on the NHL this spring in the postseason.
For the purposes of this ranking, I'm following the eligibility rules for the Calder Trophy as described by NHL.com. Those rules make Andrew Hammond of the Ottawa Senators ineligible for this list. Here are 10 NHL rookies who are poised to make a name for themselves in the 2015 playoffs.
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