This might be the most 'no wrong answers' MVP race in recent memory. But one answer is more right than the other ones.
This might be the most"no wrong answers" MVP race in recent memory. But one answer is more right than the other ones. The beautiful thing about making that kind of declarative statement about the 2023-24 MVP race? This might be the most"no wrong answers" Hart Trophy debate in recent memory.have an MVP case after a season of establishing career benchmarks and multiple point-per-game streaks and wowing us with his full-throttle skating? Absolutely.
Kucherov is one assist away from joining that same elite company in another category: 100 assists in a single season. Sure, McDavid reached 100 first on Monday night, which took some of the shine off the accomplishment, but Kucherov has done it as a winger, which is a first. Kucherov now holds the NHL record for most assists in a single season by a winger, breaking the previous mark of 87 he shared with Jaromir Jagr.
But it was also noted by Luszczyszyn that Kucherov plays on the most porous defensive team among the candidates, too. While plus/minus should never be used in a serious discussion of hockey stats, it can offer a general snapshot of a player or team. In 80 games, Kucherov is a plus-10, second on the Lightning behindOther criticisms are ... less legit.
Simplistic as that might sound, the notion of"spreading the wealth" does factor into awards voting. There has been only one player to win the Hart Trophy in consecutive seasons during this century: Ovechkin from 2007-08 to 2008-09, scoring 121 goals over those two seasons.
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