TSN\u2019s annual Top 50 list of NHL players is set to be unveiled starting on Monday, but some very big names just missed the cut this year.<\/p>\n
Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> forward Connor Bedard<\/a> and Montreal Canadiens<\/a> defenceman Lane Hutson<\/a>, the past two Calder Trophy winners, failed to crack this year\u2019s list, while one of the NHL\u2019s highest-paid players, Vancouver Canucks<\/a> centre Elias Pettersson<\/a>, also missed out after coming in at No. 27 last year.<\/p>\n Bedard, 20, captured the Calder Trophy in 2024 with the Blackhawks after scoring 22 goals with 61 points in 68 games. The 2023 first-overall pick didn\u2019t take a step forward offensively last season, scoring 23 goals with 67 points in 82 games.<\/p>\n The North Vancouver, B.C., debuted on the top 50 list last year at No. 34.<\/p>\n Hutson is the reigning Calder Trophy winner after scoring six goals with 66 points in 82 games last season.<\/p>\n The 21-year-old broke records last season, as his 60 assists were the most by a rookie defenceman in Canadiens franchise history and tied Larry Murphy for the NHL record.<\/p>\n Despite being named rookie of the year, Hutson was also not invited to Team USA\u2019s orientation camp in preparation for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.<\/p>\n Pettersson had the worst offensive production of his NHL career last season. He scored 15 goals with 45 points in 64 games in the first year of his massive eight-year, $92.8 million contract.<\/p>\n Despite J.T. Miller<\/a>, who Pettersson had a rift with, being traded to the New York Rangers<\/a> Jan. 31, he still struggled and his season ended on March 22 with an oblique injury.<\/p>\n After last season, Pettersson was not among the first six players named to Team Sweden for the upcoming Olympics.<\/p>\n The Canucks have made the playoffs just twice since Pettersson debuted in 2018-19 and missed again in 2024-25.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old had a career season in 2022-23, scoring 39 goals with 102 points in 80 games.<\/p>\n