News Article: McDavid receives one first place vote for the Hart Trophy

[soothsayer]

Maybe scouts should vote on the player awards. Give the vote to one scout from each team, a scout from each accredited scouting agency, like ISS, and maybe scouts from other reputable organizations. Or, why not let the players vote on all the awards?
Almost anything is better than giving the vote to the media.

 

[pabst blue ribbon]

Don't care about who won it this year, McDavid not winning in 2018 was far worse

 

[8LX7psQ]

I think he passed. I remember in one of his posts he mentioned he had cancer and he hasn’t post in a long time.

Oh, that's really sad.

 

[The Hound]

Patty Kane 8th lol. Unreal.

Johnny Hobbit was crucial in the flames historic choke, doesn’t seem very worthy of the Hart Trophy in my opinion.

I doubt 97 cares, but it makes me excited for next season. It’s scary to believe that he’s only going to get better.

 

[bone]

I can live with it this year as Kucherov beat McDavid by quite a bit for scoring and TBay didn't just make playoffs but put up one of the great all time season record (granted a lot of Kucherov's stats were aided by more 2nd assists and an awesome team powerplay).

But the argument against it when McDavid was lapping the field last year was stupid.

 

[Faelko]

The voting is done by the same bunch of hacks that we rip apart on a daily basis so is anyone really shocked how it turned out?

 

[Zerotonine]

It's an east biased with out a doubt. 90 percent of these voters are in bed before the puck drops in the west

 

[oobga]

Drai could have finished top 3 in LW voting but some voters voted him as a C and RW. They were directed to vote him as LW.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Draisaitl will win awards next year.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Draisaitl will win awards next year.

Do you think when he accepts them at the award show he hands them to McDavid and says thanks for shooting the puck off me in and in the net?

 

[Senor Catface]

How about an MVP award decided on by fans

It would take one season for the NHL to rescind it after fans vote in a Jon Scott-esque winner.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Generally speaking sure. Last season no, and it wasn't really close.

I think if McDavid was half as good/important as some think he is he would be able to drag this team into the playoffs.

Heck, Hall managed to pull a much worse Devils team into the playoffs the previous year... Although there were other factors to that. And he certainly didn't do it with his two way game.

This post is embarrassing.

You mean secondary assist kucherov was vastly better than McDavid?

You know points don’t increase linearly with ice time.

McDavid had more primary points and 5on5 points and it wasn’t really that close.

That Mario Lemieux guy was a bum, couldn’t even make the playoffs the first 5 years.

 

[Llamamoto]

This post is embarrassing.

You mean secondary assist kucherov was vastly better than McDavid?

You know points don’t increase linearly with ice time.

McDavid had more primary points and 5on5 points and it wasn’t really that close.

That Mario Lemieux guy was a bum, couldn’t even make the playoffs the first 5 years.

Kucherov's ppg with 22+ minutes: 1.00
Kucherov's ppg with under 22: 1.62

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Kucherov's ppg with 22+ minutes: 1.62
Kucherov's ppg with under 22: 1.00

You have your numbers backwards.

 

[Llamamoto]

You have your numbers backwards.

Oops. Edited.

 

[Weitz]

Draisaitl will win awards next year.

Really only the Richard or Art Ross are options.

No one is voting him for anything when he plays with McDavid. Unless you think the All-star teams are considered awards, then ya that maybe.

 

[frag2]

This post is embarrassing.

You mean secondary assist kucherov was vastly better than McDavid?

You know points don’t increase linearly with ice time.

McDavid had more primary points and 5on5 points and it wasn’t really that close.

That Mario Lemieux guy was a bum, couldn’t even make the playoffs the first 5 years.

No point talking to him. Guy thinks McDavid is overpaid so that's all you need to know

 

[NinjaKick]

I would consider having McDavid and Kane as 1 & 2 if I go by the actual definition of the Hart award...
the only problem I have with Kucherov is that he is on a very good team

 

[McDNicks17]

2019 NHL awards ballots from PHWA members

"Jim Matheson (Edmonton Journal) did not make any selections for Defense or Goaltender. All-Star votes for all positions thrown out. All-Rookie and trophy votes counted."

 

[Hockey Know it all]

Generally speaking sure. Last season no, and it wasn't really close.

I think if McDavid was half as good/important as some think he is he would be able to drag this team into the playoffs.

Heck, Hall managed to pull a much worse Devils team into the playoffs the previous year... Although there were other factors to that. And he certainly didn't do it with his two way game.

When 2 players score 100+ Points each on a team and you don’t make the playoffs, it’s not their fault.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Thanks @frag2. Never even heard of Shane Jones. Does he watch hockey? How embarrassing for them all.

I know Shane very well. Terry Jones’ son, runs the sports division for the Sherwood Park News and works for Canadian Press doing Oilers and Eskimo games.

Trust me, he knows his stuff big time.

 

[Senor Catface]

That's who voted for the Hart and who they voted for.

 

[Senor Catface]

I am shocked that Eric Francis didn't put McDavid in the top 5.

Elliote Friedman actually had him out of the top 5 as well.

 

[McGoMcD]

If you use the most valuable player argument, and not just the best player, then Jordon Binnington should win. He took a team from last place to the playoffs and the cup. Kucherov made no difference in that sense. They would have made the playoffs and lost with out him.

So they get it wrong it both ways, they don't get the best player, clearly McD, and they dont' get the actual MVP as they say they judge it.

 

[48g90a138pts]

The Hart and Norris trophies are turning into participation ribbons