More MVP Worthy Player: Mackinnon, Kuch or Drai?

[User9992]

More MVP Worthy Player: Mackinnon, Kuch or Drai?

Nathan Mackinnon: 74 Games — 30 Goals — 79 Assists — 109 Points
Nikita Kucherov: 69 Games — 33 Goals — 76 Assists — 109 Points
Leon Draisaitl: 69 Games — 51 Goals — 53 Assists — 104 Points

 

[User9992]

There is also Hellebuyck, but he is a Goalie

 

[Coffee]

There is also Hellebuyck, but he is a Goalie

But you don’t include him in the title because f*** goalies right?

 

[Plastic Joseph]

Drai was the clear mvp before injury. Now , I think Helly will take it.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Makar is the Avs best player this season so I dunno why Nate gets all the praise.

 

[PhilJets]

Hellybuyck , needs to be in this conversation He almost won the Vezina unanimously last year by 1 vote.
And his record is better this year.


If we remove

The top 4 hart finalize from their team.
And see how their team stack up without that player.

How is the shift going to be? Obviously its going to be bad but how bad?

Hopefully he gets in the conversation but would rather have him win the ConnSmyth instead.

 

[ORRFForever]

MacKinnon

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Eichel

 

[waitin425]

MacKinnon is likely to win it.......But I'd vote Kuch. He is an absolute animal. Under appreciated in this era with Sid, Ovechkin, Mac and Mc.

 

[avsfan9]

Pretty much choose your favourite player. They are all deserving. Draisaitl stands out because of goals but Helly should get a nod. Phenomenal what he’s doing in Winnipeg

 

[bobholly39]

More MVP Worthy Player: Mackinnon, Kuch or Drai?

Nathan Mackinnon: 73 Games — 29 Goals — 78 Assists — 107 Points
Nikita Kucherov: 68 Games — 32 Goals — 73 Assists — 105 Points
Leon Draisaitl: 68 Games — 49 Goals — 52 Assists — 101 Points

At this time last year - were asking similar questions, with McDavid instead of Drai.

Flip a coin last year - flip a coin this year. They are all having stellar seasons, and can all 3 be argued as MVP. If any of those 3 won should season end today, I'd think to myself "wow, good for him, great season".

Personally - I'd like to see Kucherov win it, because I felt he often gets overlooked in award voting. He should have at least 1 smythe (possibly 2), and I had him as the favorite for the hart in both 2018 and 2024, and he lost both of them. So seeing him win this year would be great.

I think MacKinnon will likely lose out if either Kuch or Drai pass him in points. As much as voters may have played favorites for MacKinnon last year (he had never won a hart before), I think the reverse might happen here, and they may look to not give him the hart 2 years in a row.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Oilers 1-2 without Drai in the lineup.

This team is hopeless without him.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Oilers 1-2 without Drai in the lineup.

This team is hopeless without him.

lol they were bottoming out before he left the lineup with injury

 

[RDTBay4]

If Kucherov pulls off another Art Ross with 5 less games played, he better win the Hart.

 

[Voight]

Makar is the Avs best player this season so I dunno why Nate gets all the praise.

Defensemen never get their due when it comes to the Hart, unless the circumstances line up in their favor.

Had MackInnon been hurt this year, Maker would get a lot more attention for the Hart.

 

[RDTBay4]

Pretty much choose your favourite player. They are all deserving. Draisaitl stands out because of goals but Helly should get a nod. Phenomenal what he’s doing in Winnipeg

At this point, I don't think Hellebuyck is far enough ahead of Vasilevskiy statistically to justify a Hart.

 

[WolfgangPuck]

Odds makers has Drai ahead before his injury
Fanduel has Helly as the favorite now

Connor Hellebuyck
-120

Nathan MacKinnon
+180

Leon Draisaitl
+430

• 
  
  
  
  
  Nikita Kucherov
  +2700

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

lol they were bottoming out before he left the lineup with injury

Well now they're cannon fodder instead of barely scraping by.

 

[TruePowerSlave]

Defensemen never get their due when it comes to the Hart, unless the circumstances line up in their favor.

Had MackInnon been hurt this year, Maker would get a lot more attention for the Hart.

Pretty much. The major awards are more or less for forwards only. Really dumb if you ask me.

 

[landy]

Its MacKinnon vs Helle at this point. The Jets have been so dominant all year, I could see him getting it, but then also easily can argue Mac with all the adversity the Avalanche faced and still dominating.

They had an updated version of this on the ESPN feed last night, but I think this was it

Avs - 47
Sharks - 41
Penguns - 40
Preds - 39

Thats not even close and obviously can tell the difference in quality of teams there and the Avalanche should not be doing as well as they are.

 

[Nathaniel]

Drai is throwing away his hart right now

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Nathan MacKinnon will win:

Hart
Art Ross
Ted Lindsay
Conn Smythe
Stanley Cup

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Helly might win, goalies are due and Mack just got one last year. Hart is all narrative.

Mack should win another lindsey this year.

 

[TheDoldrums]

If Kucherov pulls off another Art Ross with 5 less games played, he better win the Hart.

i'm gonna hold your hand when I tell you this, the bad defensive winger has no realistic chance

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Too early to call.

Edmonton is 3rd in the Pacific... could easily grab home-ice for round 1, could also easily be surpassed (in points) by the two wildcard.

Colorado is 3rd in the Central by a margin, but can they close or erase that margin to get home ice? Would be huge.

Tampa is 3rd in the Atlantic... but could easily win the whole division.

If Tampa wins the division, for example, with Kucherov continuing his dominant play... that bolsters his case significantly.