-Vintage Canuck- Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Quote Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby is a candidate to win the Hart Trophy for the third time in his NHL career. Crosby, along with Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid and Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, are the finalists for the trophy given to the player judged to be the most valuable to his team. The winner will be announced at the 2017 NHL Awards at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on June 21 (7:30 p.m. ET; NBCSN, SN). Crosby, 29, won the Hart in 2007 and 2014. This season he led the NHL with 44 goals, his highest total since scoring 51 in 2009-10, and tied with Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane for second in the League with 89 points. McDavid, 20, led the League in scoring with 100 points (30 goals, 70 assists). He's the first Oiler with 100 points in a season since Doug Weight had 104 in 1995-96. McDavid's 30 multipoint games and 11 three-point games also led the NHL, and he finished the regular season with 25 points (seven goals, 18 assists) during a 14-game points streak to help the Oilers reach the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2006. Bobrovsky, 28, set a Blue Jackets record with 41 wins, led the League with a 2.06 GAA and .931 save percentage, and his seven shutouts were tied for third behind Braden Holtby of the Washington Capitals (nine) and Tuukka Rask of the Boston Bruins (eight). His 14-game winning streak from Nov. 29 to Jan. 3 tied for the second longest in NHL history; the NHL record is 17 straight by Gilles Gilbert with the Boston Bruins in 1975-76. https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-announces-crosby-mcdavid-bobrovsky-as-hart-trophy-finalists/c-289202488 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoesersFlow Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Gotta be McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-23 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 It's most likely going to be McDavid, BUT I voted for the one without the C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo053 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 McDavid, Oilers don't even get close to the playoffs without him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanuck Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Please let it be Sid. Already sick and tired of this Coiler resurgence bs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Bobrovsky by a mile for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 McDavid. Not even close. For a while, Crosby was close behind or perhaps even ahead of McDavid in this race, but McDavid pulled ahead at the end of the season. Bobrovsky was huge for Columbus, but Vezina winners/candidates are always huge for their teams. In my mind, a goaltender has to be far and above the rest of his team to win the Hart, a la Price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Red Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I expected a Karlsson nomination? The vote will be neck and neck betwixt Crosby and McDavid. I haven't made up my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUCKER67 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 The new poster boy of the NHL (sorry old poster boy and Bob) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Remember when the grate wiener gretski boycotted the NHL. Now he's happy to be part of it again. I wonder what changed. Lotto win maybe? I'm guessing Gonad wins it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 McDavid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beary Sweet Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 McDavid easy. Coilers are garbage without him. Patrick Kane should be a candidate also for having a season similar to Crosby's. But have to give the award to the player that deserves it most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adarsh Sant Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Really makes you think 3 first overall picks before McDavid, a handful of top 10 picks, and being absolute trash for 10 years and they Oilers STILL haven't rebuilt properly. I mean if they lost McDavid they would literally not have a team. Any other team in the NHL would have built a powerhouse under those circumstances, but the Oilers have a one man show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Give it to Bob since I like him most. YA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Which player has been the most valuable to his team? Definitely McDavid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo053 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 21 hours ago, Fanuck said: Please let it be Sid. Already sick and tired of this Coiler resurgence bs. If they go on to the finals and somehow win the cup this year I will actually laugh. It will just confirm that the Canucks are never winning one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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