I know that players in unison commanded from the likes of Bob Goodenow to Donald Fehr will say the Lindsay is something they cherish the most because it is voted on by their peers, but the truth is, the Hart is more important. Why? Because how often are players focusing on everyone else in the league? Not often, and not as much as writers that are paid to do it. Granted, the Hart is not the most perfectly voted on award either, but I think the people voting on the Hart are paying attention to more of the league in general.
Bias comes in regardless on both sides, but the Lindsay has some worse "huh?" moments than the Hart. Liut in 1981, Lemieux in 1986, Ratelle in 1972, Yzerman in 1989................it goes on. Which is sort of unfair. A player sees an opponent maybe 3,4 times a year. He's probably focusing more on himself and his team than what Drew Doughty is doing out west day in and day out. A writer is paid to know this.