Is this the year the NHL returns a goaltender to the ranks of best player in the NHL in a given season?

Breakout players come and go (just ask any journeyman who played wing for Mario Lemieux), but the true definition of a breakout player is simple: find your way to the NHL, learn how the game is played and then perform at a very high level and for years to come.

When you looked at the competition, you had to wonder if Buffalo Sabres rookie defenceman Tyler Myers had ever had a hope of being considered as a Calder Trophy winner.