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Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Every single year, people come out with the argument that it is the most valuable TO THEIR TEAM and then parade out a player that helped their team scrape into the playoffs.

And every year, said player doesn't win it, but the best player in the league does.

The fact that your team is good without you, doesn't reduce your value as a player.

As others have pointed out, if it really did go to the player 'most valuable to his team' it would go to a goalie almost every year.

I hear what you are saying, believe me. And I used to make the same argument. But the fact of the matter is that each year, that player (the JT who carried his team into the playoffs) doesn't win. Each year, the best player wins.

And Crosby was the best player, whether he played all the games or not.

Except in 2002