Well, the last major trophy to announce nominations for is the league MVP, the Hart Trophy, where players are picked because of their relative value to their team. Usually, the debate centres around who the best player actually was, by citing scoring titles or certain records, but being most valuable to one's team can sometimes be a little bit more than that, although the nominations may suggest a little differently. Here are the three names chosen by the voters for the title as MVP.
It should come as no shock that Henrik Sedin got a nod for the Hart Trophy this year, as he did lead the league in scoring this year. It's not only that he led the league in points, it is the effect on the Canucks that he had as well, especially with his brother Daniel, who they are known to play so well together and have more of an effect as a tandem, being injured and Henrik having to shoulder the load. Not only did he shoulder the load, but played exceptionally well in his absence. For those reasons, it is a solid nod.
The second nod goes to Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who ended up in a tie for the league lead in goal scoring this year with Steven Stamkos of the Lightning. Crosby really took it upon himself to shoot the puck more, which lead to his 51 goals this season and he had to take on a bit more of the scoring role to lead the team, as he wasn't complimented as much by last year's scoring champion, Evgeni Malkin. Crosby is the undisputed leader of the Penguins and this is his recognition for it.
The last nomination for the Hart Trophy went to Alexander Ovechkin, who went about his work, scoring 50 goals and leading the Capitals to the President's Trophy for the best record in the NHL. Ovehckin was one of the more dominant scorers in the league, having the best points-per-game average among all skaters this year with 1.51 points per. Ovechkin's 50 goals was third in the league in that category and was tied for second in points with 109. He definitley was a key component to the Capitals success in the regular season.
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