Posts About "Hart Trophy"
He’s Gotta Have "Hart": Making Malkin’s Case for MVP
January 15th, 2015 It is the midway point of the season and nearly every NHL media outlet has put forth their opinions on the potential season award winners. When the discussion turns to the leader for the Hart Memorial Trophy names such as Rick Nash, Tyler Johnson, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan Getzlaf, Tyler Seguin, Steven Stamkos and Pekka Rinne seem to...
Rick Nash for the Hart Is a Conversation worth Having
December 18th, 2014 A couple months back I wrote an article about this year’s “Resurgence of Rick Nash” following last spring’s disappointing playoffs for him individually. Now, two months later, Nash’s strong play hasn’t slowed in the slightest, and his game on all parts of the ice has been nothing shy of dominant. Rick Nash is a man on a...
Can Jonathan Toews Bring Home the Hart?
October 9th, 2014 Jonathan Toews already has plenty of hardware and achievements to his name. Nobody in NHL history has played fewer games before becoming a captain than Toews. At just 26-years-old, he has already won two Stanley Cups and two Olympic gold medals, and ought to have more coming his way. The list goes on and on. His favorite award might be...
Are The NHL Awards Too Diluted?
April 7th, 2014 The NHL regular season is coming to a close and, naturally, that means the discussion surrounding the league’s individual player awards is starting to heat up. Who’s in for the Norris trophy? Who will get the nod for the Hart trophy? Questions and speculations are in full force and will continue until the answers are revealed. But...
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia's 'Hart' & Soul
April 3rd, 2014 It wasn't so long ago that Claude Giroux was the butt of all golf jokes. After stumbling out of the gate due in large part to a freak accident on a golf course, the Flyers captain now finds his name in the Hart Trophy discussion. Even more important to Giroux, the Flyers are now in the thick of a playoff push. And after all Giroux has...
Evgeni Malkin Primed to Break Out
November 4th, 2013 Not much has gone wrong for the Pittsburgh Penguins this year. Sure, the club is dealing with some significant injuries but, outside of a recent three game skid, those setbacks haven't hampered the Pens to this point. In fact, as the first month of the season drew to a close, the Penguins completed a perfect week in which they both...
