Elias Pettersson’s Season Was Lucky, but He’s Still a Favorite for the 2019 Calder Trophy

Elias Pettersson’s season was many things. Award-winning, record-breaking, historic. At 19, the Vancouver Canucks prospect led Sweden’s top league in points and broke the league’s record for points by a teenager. His 2017-18 season has put him atop early Rookie of the Year projections for next year (like this one and this one). But Pettersson’s …