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Why AO For Hart
by Paul on 03/31/08 at 10:14 AM ET
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from Alan Ryder of the Globe and Mail,
Ovechkin has already won the Richard trophy and seems likely to win the Art Ross as well. Let me make the case for Ovechkin’s name on the Hart.
First of all, he has not simply won the Richard trophy. He has smoked the competition with a season for the ages.
Maurice (The Rocket) Richard set the bar with 50 goals in 50 games in the 1944-45 season. The number of 50-goal seasons has recently been raised to 182 by Ilya Kovalchuk and may grow by another should Jarome Iginla notch one more goal in Calgary’s final three games. To properly compare these results across over 60 years of the changing face of hockey it is necessary to adjust for (at least) two things.
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Most Valuable Player to his Team.
Where would Washington be if they didn’t have Alex Ovechkin?
FOR SURE they would have missed the playoffs. Oh, wait a minute...........
Posted by Laker from Williams Lake BC on 03/31/08 at 02:10 PM ET
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Great writeup. It’s an interesting way to compare scorers from different eras. Ovechkin would certainly deserve the Hart if he gets it!
Posted by penguinsfan on 03/31/08 at 11:26 AM ET