Anyone on this team who gets the Avs MVP award should have an asterisk next to their name denoting "won by default" due to lack of suitable candidates. Simply put, no one had a consistently good season IMO. Duchene scored 30, which was an impressive feat, but his bone dry start was a major factor in the Avs falling behind the 8-ball after their first 20 games. McKinnon started strong--looking like a beast, but he faded badly as the season progressed, looking hapless most nights. Landeskog had Viking Mode stretches, but he too disappeared for weeks on end making everyone think he was injured. Varlamov wasn't anything special. EJ's injuries rendered him average at best, though his goal-scoring was decent. Barrie was an offensive whiz, as usual, but a defensive train wreck. Beauchemin was steady Eddie most of the year, but he too faded badly the last 20-25 games due to overuse. Soderberg? He was pretty steady offensive production-wise, but he too was a non-factor in plenty of games. So, take your pick. I'd give it to Duchene simply because 30 goals are not easy to bag in todays NHL, though I'm not going to say he really carried this team in any way. Truthfully speaking, I bet all these guys know they were disappointing individually & collectively.