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Originally Posted by Snurrfint
Another odd thing is that some players that have eligibility does not get nominated because they are not seen as rookies despite their rookie status according to SEL. One fine example is Mikko lehtonen.
30-28-58p in 55 games did not even go to a nomination...
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There is probably some unwritten rule that the player shouldn't have established himself in any other major league before playing in the SEL. Lehtonen had played 150 games in the AHL and 107 games in SM-Liiga before he came to Sweden.
Also, before this season I'm not sure if a non- Swedish player could be nominated to begin with.