{"id":778065,"date":"2026-05-05T20:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T00:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/?p=778065"},"modified":"2026-05-06T04:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T08:33:10","slug":"2026-calder-trophy-odds-is-matthew-schaefer-lock-finalists-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportsbettingdime.com\/news\/nhl\/2026-calder-trophy-odds-is-matthew-schaefer-lock-finalists-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Calder Trophy Odds: Is Matthew Schaefer a Lock After Finalists Announced?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Matthew Schaefer, Ivan Demidov and Beckett Sennecke have been named the 2026 Calder Trophy finalists<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Schaefer is a massive favorite on Kalshi to win Rookie of the Year<\/strong>, but is he a lock?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
Keep reading for my Calder Trophy odds breakdown and whether there’s any value beyond the chalk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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The NHL announced the three Calder Trophy finalists this week, and it’s the trio everyone expected. Matthew Schaefer of the Islanders headlines the group alongside Montreal’s Ivan Demidov and Anaheim’s Beckett Sennecke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bigger question isn’t who’s nominated. It’s whether Schaefer is as locked in as the betting market thinks he is. <\/p>
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