Rossi finished second among rookies with 21 goals in 82 games (21-19—40) – one behind Bedard’s rookie-best of 22. Rossi, the ninth overall pick from the 2020 NHL Draft, also placed among the rookie leaders in shots on goal (t-3rd; 167), game-winning goals (t-4th; 2), points (5th; 40), takeaways (7th; 33) and assists (t-9th; 19). He became the second rookie in franchise history to record a 20-goal season, after Kaprizov in 2020-21 (27), and the third to produce a 40-point campaign, following Kaprizov in 2020-21 (51) and Faber. The 22-year-old center also led 2023-24 rookies in face-off wins (335; 58 more than the next-closest player), face-offs taken (749; 60 more than the next-closest player) and percentage of team face-offs taken (16.2%).
dafür dass er viel kritisiert wird für die Facoffs ist das doch im Rookie Vergleich nicht schlecht.