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Crosby. He missed games yet again, but considering he wasn’t passed in the scoring race until the final week of the season, this is a season that is reasonable to extrapolate out.
In retrospect, I think the fact that the Penguins ripped off a 7 game winning streak two games after he was out hurt his individual case just enough to sway some votes.
And of course, the biggest culprit was Ovechkin and the Capitals having a really bad first half and then completely turning it around in the second half.
For reference, Washington had a 10-14-1 record through 25 games while Ovechkin had just 9 goals and 20 points.
17-4-2 in final 23 games. 23 goals and 36 points for Ovechkin.
We know how often the Hart is narrative driven and there’s no question Ovechkin won this trophy solely based off just the second half, which for once is unfair to Crosby who was the front runner for based off what turned out to be 75% of a season (and more because he basically lost the Hart in the final days of the season).
One of the biggest examples where just a few more games played for one player totally shifts the reality that played out. Normally I hate what ifs, but this is one of the more sensible ones to be argued about.
In retrospect, I think the fact that the Penguins ripped off a 7 game winning streak two games after he was out hurt his individual case just enough to sway some votes.
And of course, the biggest culprit was Ovechkin and the Capitals having a really bad first half and then completely turning it around in the second half.
For reference, Washington had a 10-14-1 record through 25 games while Ovechkin had just 9 goals and 20 points.
17-4-2 in final 23 games. 23 goals and 36 points for Ovechkin.
We know how often the Hart is narrative driven and there’s no question Ovechkin won this trophy solely based off just the second half, which for once is unfair to Crosby who was the front runner for based off what turned out to be 75% of a season (and more because he basically lost the Hart in the final days of the season).
One of the biggest examples where just a few more games played for one player totally shifts the reality that played out. Normally I hate what ifs, but this is one of the more sensible ones to be argued about.
