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Originally Posted by rotten42
Seems rather dumb to ponder. It changes nothing that these players were at the top of their game for the regular season. Sh%t happens in the playoffs. By your logic each division winning team should probably be broken up and dismantled because of their 1st round loss.
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Huh? Don't make up stuff I didn't say. What I think is telling about the Hart trophy leaders;
1) Playoff success is wildly different from regular season success. likely more so than any other sport
2) Unlike other major sports, the NHL actually changes their rules from regular season to post season. Not only is the rulebook enforced differently, OT play is simply an entirely different game. No other league does this.
3) Star power doesn't necessarily win you games. Maybe some of these Hart leaders under performed in the playoffs, but having the best player doesn't necessarily seem to correlate to winning.
Kucherov will win the award. So that makes him, Hall and McDavid last three years. Zero team playoff success for those three guys this year.
I guess McDavid is putting up big numbers but I don't think we're talking about greats of the game. Just guys who had great regular seasons.
NHL regular season is too long .