from David Satriano of NHL.com,

NHL Network is getting ready for this season by ranking the top 50 players in the League. Researchers, producers and on-air personalities compiled the list, and players 50-41 were revealed Sunday in the first of a five-part countdown. Here is the list:

50. Elias Pettersson, C, Vancouver Canucks
Voted the winner of the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year last season, Pettersson led rookies in goals (28), assists (38), points (66), and power-play goals (10) and points (22). The 20-year-old had a shooting percentage of 19.4 percent and had two five-point games, becoming the sixth NHL rookie to do that in one season since 1967-68.

"We know about his playmaking, his vision, his capability of creating offense," NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp said. "The thing that shocked me in Year One [was] his shooting ability. He knows how to make these new, modern-day sticks work for you. Listen, the guy is [176 pounds], he shouldn't be able to shoot with that kind of torque, but he does. I just think that the sky's the limit because he's going to get stronger."

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Below, watch a short video on players 41-50.