Palat is awesome, but Mackinnon will and should win. Palat's age and Mackinnon's hype and dynamism will decide it. Mac's already freakishly good.

Trouba should be there, and when these guys all hit their stride I think it'll be clear that Trouba is the second best player of this rookie class. It's too bad that he got hurt for so long (Scheifele, too, for that matter). His point totals were impressive, he had the highest average ice-time of any rookie, and he does everything (offense, defense, physical play) at a high level.