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Primed For A Breakout Season

01/11/2021 at 9:11am EST

from Frank Seravalli of TSN,

Who is about to level up in the National Hockey League this season?

Last preseason, we listed 10 players poised to break out. There were some hits (Filip Hronek), some misses (Kevin Labanc) and some can’t misses (Jakub Vrana).

We called Oliver Bjorkstrand’s coming-out party, completely whiffed on Casey Mittelstadt, got it right on Samuel Girard, and hinted at Jack Campbell’s potential departure from the City of Angels. It also took until August to see Jesperi Kotkaniemi deliver his breakout performance.

With the help of TSN director of scouting Craig Button, we’re back with 10 new breakout stars for the 2020-21 season.

The guideline remains the same. There are too many impact rookies to list (hello, Tim Stuetzle) and many sophomores are already well on their way after solid rookie seasons. See: John Marino, Joel Farabee, Nick Suzuki and Emil Bemstrom, to name a few.

Here are 10 third-year (or later) players ready to take the next step toward stardom in 2020-21, complete with a realistic (pro-rated) projection called the Button Bump:

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