2025-26 Hart Memorial Trophy finalists: Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon (upd: Kucherov wins 2nd) Mod Warning in OP

[Greatzsky 99]

Hart Memorial Throphy finalists
Good, meh or wrong?




Mod Edit: Enough with the political posts.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[superstars]

woulda had celibrini but all g

 

[Idiot Stick]

Tomas Nosek snubbed

missed most of the season and panthers never looked the same

 

[Slayer97]

Nothing wrong with these but Celebrini was the definition of "most valuable". He got absolutely hoe'd not being a finalist

 

[Muffin]

woulda had celibrini but all g

No playoffs no Hart.

 

[WarriorofTime]

well yeah it's weird Celebrini was ahead of MacKinnon in the other one unless all the Canadian guys were just mad at MacK for missing that olympic goal

 

[Muffin]

well yeah it's weird Celebrini was ahead of MacKinnon in the other one unless all the Canadian guys were just mad at MacK for missing that olympic goal

The 3rd and 4th place is probably pretty close anyways. People put too much weight on being a finalist.

 

[WarriorofTime]

The 3rd and 4th place is probably pretty close anyways. People put too much weight on being a finalist.

MacK with 53 goals, 127 points, engine of the top team in league which has a huge dropoff from their 1st to 2nd line. Marty Necas had 47 less points two years ago and now he's playing with MacK and gets 100. He's the right finalist there for sure. Celebrini powerful aura but he just got his team to 11th in the West, not even playoffs. No way he should be ahead on objective factors.

 

[HockeyVirus]

This is Brandon Carlo erasure.

 

[atlanticobserver]

Celebrini was fantastic but I think the voters got the correct three. With the seasons these three guys had, you had to make the playoffs to justify finishing ahead of any of them.

 

[ShootIt]

No playoffs no Hart.

2 of the 3 didn't show up for the playoffs.

 

[Tw1ster]

Nice to know Celebrini’s peers (Ted Lindsay voting)have more sense than the journalists

 

[Greatzsky 99]

I think its a ok list

 

[Greatzsky 99]

2 of the 3 didn't show up for the playoffs.

so what? its a regular season award FYI, and a broken foot usually does that....

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Nice to know Celebrini’s peers (Ted Lindsay voting)have more sense than the journalists

I dont trust players to make good and objective voting, they probably watch A LOT less games the Journalists

 

[Tw1ster]

I dont trust players to make good and objective voting, they probably watch A LOT less games the Journalists

I do when it fits my narrative lol

 

[Greatzsky 99]

I do when it fits my narrative lol

Dont we all

 

[Muffin]

I do when it fits my narrative lol

At the end of the day the difference between 3rd and 4th is so slime. People take too much weight in this "nomination" thing.

 

[Steve Austin]

Celebrini and Suzuki were snubbed IMO. What Suzuki did this season was more impressive than the stat-padders who got nominated here.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Has anyone ever won this while missing the playoffs?

 

[LaCarriere]

I think it comes down to MacKinnon and McDavid.

Kucherov's 3 more points don't outweigh MacKinnons 53 goals. McDavid had a respectable 11 more points than MacKinnon, but when you look at where the 2 teams finished in the standings I'm not sure how MacKinnon doesn't deserve this, especially when you look at like what he's done for a his linemates like Necas, like mentioned a few posts up. Under a PPG game player in Carolina, turned 100 point player in his first full season with MacKinnon/Avs.

 

[The AntiBob]

If I was celebrini I think the Lindsey is the one I'd want more. So I don't think he'll really have an issue with this.. unless it's an added benefit to his contract..

 

[gn2007]

I think it comes down to MacKinnon and McDavid.

Kucherov's 3 more points don't outweigh MacKinnons 53 goals. McDavid had a respectable 11 more points than MacKinnon, but when you look at where the 2 teams finished in the standings I'm not sure how MacKinnon doesn't deserve this, especially when you look at like what he's done for a his linemates like Necas, like mentioned a few posts up. Under a PPG game player in Carolina, turned 100 point player in his first full season with MacKinnon/Avs.

Again compare to mackinnon second place and third place teammate in points and compare to mcdavid and kucherov what would be considered most valuable in those terms?


Side note fanduel have
Mcdavid at -158
Kucherov at + 194
MacKinnon at +630

 

[The AntiBob]

I dont trust players to make good and objective voting, they probably watch A LOT less games the Journalists

But they've played against him, even if it was just a game, I imagine celebrini leaves a good impression.