Hart 2015 Finalists

[canadianguy77]

Kind of a joke that Crosby isn't on this. He's penalized for his expectations.

Does anyone know who, if anyone was in on more of his team's goals than Crosby? I think he was at 38%.

 

[hockeykicker]

No player gets 'nominated' or put on the ballots. The voting is already over and compiled. The finalists are the top 3 votes getters plain and simple.

the ballots are based off what happens during the year. ovechkin and price were always gonna be on it. if you wanna say top votes, then fine but the top three are nearly always the award winners

 

[PredsFanFromla]

since we already know carey price is gonna the hart and vezina,why have the other finalists attend

 

[JZCislesHockey]

If they don't give it to a goalie its Tavares, but Price really deserves it. Nice to see JT get some recognition. Giroux who?

 

[canadianguy77]

since we already know carey price is gonna the hart and vezina,why have the other finalists attend

Because it's probably a fun night? Also, AO has the Richard to claim.

 

[hockeykicker]

Does anyone know who, if anyone was in on more of his team's goals than Crosby? I think he was at 38%.

i could be wrong but ovechkin is probably higher, backstrom 18 goals and johannson 20 goals were right there for second on team with goals (brouwer was second with 21) plus all the pp goals go through ovechkin

 

[hockeykicker]

since we already know carey price is gonna the hart and vezina,why have the other finalists attend

oh and the voters have never done anything questionable ever?

 

[SI90]

I think price wins and he definatley deserves it.

But the big argument I can make for Tavares is that his level of play is so much higher than any of his teammates throughout the season. players in the top10 of points usually have a teammate not to far behind.
Tavares carries his team and franchise on his shoulders.

I'm proud of his nomination.

 

[hockeykicker]

I think price wins and he definatley deserves it.

But the big argument I can make for Tavares is that his level of play is so much higher than any of his teammates throughout the season. players in the top10 of points usually have a teammate not to far behind.
Tavares carries his team and franchise on his shoulders.

I'm proud of his nomination.

but regardless of what you and I think, the media will go ovechkin second because its ovechkin. hes been there before. he is more popular. is it right? not really

 

[Weztex]

the ballots are based off what happens during the year. ovechkin and price were always gonna be on it. if you wanna say top votes, then fine but the top three are nearly always the award winners

I think you misunderstood what I said. The winners are already decided. Those 3 finalists are not a final ballot on which players got chosen (Tavares) over others (Crosby, Benn).

 

[hockeykicker]

I think you misunderstood what I said. The winners are already decided. Those 3 finalists are not a final ballot on which players got chosen (Tavares) over others (Crosby, Benn).

oh haha i did misread sorry about that

 

[Evil Janney]

Me thinks Carey Price will be the the Hart Trophy winner. Montreal wouldn't even be a playoff team without him. And the last goaltender to win the Hart was Jose Theodore in 2002.

Yeah, and most Montreal fans wish their future's won't be the same!

 

[Wayne Primeau]

Price


50 feet of sunshine and rainbows

Tavares


100 feet of cumulus clouds





100 more feet of cumulus clouds







THE GROUND



Ovechkin

 

[Wayne Primeau]

Does anyone know who, if anyone was in on more of his team's goals than Crosby? I think he was at 38%.

Kris Russell stopped 41% of goals from going in against his team, so there’s that

 

[Caps Circle]

Price


50 feet of sunshine and rainbows

Tavares


100 feet of cumulus clouds





100 more feet of cumulus clouds







THE GROUND



Ovechkin

I have no idea what point you were trying to make. Price can have the Hart, OV's taking the Lindsay easily.

 

[andrjusha]

Does anyone know who, if anyone was in on more of his team's goals than Crosby? I think he was at 38%.

That number is wrong:
Crosby was on ice for 105/221=47.4% goals
OV...........................117/242=48.3%
Tavares....................118/252=46.8%
Benn........................120/261=46.0%

http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/crosbsi01.html
TGF
http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/2015.html
GF

 

[hercules130]

since we already know carey price is gonna the hart and vezina,why have the other finalists attend

With the same logic, when there is an incredible movie released (think Titanic), why bother with the Oscars? Just send the trophies to James Cameron and be done with it.

 

[Steamwhistle]

That number is wrong:
Crosby was on ice for 105/221=47.4% goals
OV...........................117/242=48.3% goals

http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/c/crosbsi01.html
TGF
http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/PIT/2015.html
GF

Those numbers of for # of times on ice for team goals, not the # of times the player was in on one of the goals.

 

[PhoenyX]

Amazing how the West wins the Cup every year and yet doesn't even garner a single representative for the Hart.

 

[hockeykicker]

Amazing how the West wins the Cup every year and yet doesn't even garner a single representative for the Hart.

well who would be the nomination from the west? benn is disqualified for not making the playoffs

 

[Fantomas]

Yet another routine Hart Trophy nomination for Ovechkin. Ho-hum.

 

[andrjusha]

Those numbers of for # of times on ice for team goals, not the # of times the player was in on one of the goals.

I see, thanks for clarification

 

[Steamwhistle]

I see, thanks for clarification

All I was saying was that he wasn't talking about how many times Crosby be was on the ice for team goals so you can't claim the number as wrong...

 

[Kale Makar]

Price is the one who deserves it but the writers love offensive spectacular plays (see Norris nominees) so I'm not 100% sure

That's what I'm thinking, Price deserves it most (not to say the other two don't) but Ovi has a strong case too and being Ovi.... You get the point. JT comes in 3rd methinks.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Amazing how the West wins the Cup every year and yet doesn't even garner a single representative for the Hart.

That's because most of the Western teams don't rely solely on one player as much as most Eastern teams do. They're more balanced than the team's the Hart Trophy nominees are representing. So in a way it helps being a star player on an average team if your sole interest is individual awards.