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ToddCordellVAN
Location: Barrie, ON
Joined: 09.04.2013

Jan 3 @ 10:00 AM ET
HockeyBuzz Hotstove: Who will win the Hart Trophy in 2021?
ClaudeFather
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: west haven, CT
Joined: 08.14.2015

Jan 3 @ 10:15 AM ET
Idk how you could even have a meaningful trophy with the teams only playing within their own division. The mvp of the league but you only played against 7 out of 30 something teams , doesn’t make much sense.
Zezel
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: The Name Of The Game Is Hockey, ON
Joined: 02.28.2011

Jan 3 @ 12:07 PM ET
Idk how you could even have a meaningful trophy with the teams only playing within their own division. The mvp of the league but you only played against 7 out of 30 something teams , doesn’t make much sense.
- ClaudeFather


Good point. Matthews will have an asterisk.
shack67
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: NS
Joined: 07.05.2015

Jan 3 @ 12:43 PM ET
Good point. Matthews will have an asterisk.
- Zezel

AxlRose91
Joined: 09.24.2013

Jan 3 @ 7:24 PM ET
Agreed. Matthews’ award to lose. McDavid is crazy good, but EDM is not. Could also see Mackinnon winning it. He definitely deserved it last year, and you could argue the year before as well
BluesDroogie
St Louis Blues
Location: St. Louis, MO
Joined: 06.12.2014

Jan 4 @ 1:19 AM ET
Covvid. Scored the most
Leichs
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Edmonton, AB
Joined: 07.04.2013

Jan 4 @ 1:49 AM ET
Agreed. Matthews’ award to lose. McDavid is crazy good, but EDM is not. Could also see Mackinnon winning it. He definitely deserved it last year, and you could argue the year before as well
- AxlRose91
Didn't the Oilers finish ahead of the Leafs in the standings last year? You gotta win something before it can be yours to lose. Matthews hasnt even sniffed that trophy and probably never will while McD Drai and Nate are in the league.
RogerRoeper
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: Toronto, ON
Joined: 03.27.2007

Jan 4 @ 7:23 AM ET
Mackinnon. He also has the feeling he's due badly, which will help him with votes.
lulags
Buffalo Sabres
Location: St Louis
Joined: 02.24.2007

Jan 4 @ 8:15 AM ET

Matthew’s plays on a grossly underperforming team. IMO, that knocks him way down. He is also surrounded with more talent than any others considered yearly.
McDavid, MacKinnon, Eichel if he can get the Sabres to the playoffs
sensarmy_11
Location: NS
Joined: 06.01.2009

Jan 4 @ 8:22 AM ET
This is Mackinnon’s to lose IMO....he’s the best player on the best team in the league, and in terms of overall talent, is 2nd to only maybe McDavid. Matthews is a good goal scorer, which is a great thing to be, but that’s pretty much all he does.
yakattack
Edmonton Oilers
Location: Charlottetown, PEI
Joined: 07.18.2012

Jan 4 @ 8:32 AM ET
Didn't the Oilers finish ahead of the Leafs in the standings last year? You gotta win something before it can be yours to lose. Matthews hasnt even sniffed that trophy and probably never will while McD Drai and Nate are in the league.
- Leichs


Ding Ding Ding, while I like GNR, AxlRose91 suffer from "the stupids"
bikeguy99
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.05.2017

Jan 4 @ 11:14 AM ET
Good point. Matthews will have an asterisk.
- Zezel


Is he going to set a new career high in assists? Honest question, has anybody ever won the Hart trophy with a career high 36 assists? Pretty sure the going rate is minimum 60 apples.....
bikeguy99
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.05.2017

Jan 4 @ 11:16 AM ET
This is Mackinnon’s to lose IMO....he’s the best player on the best team in the league, and in terms of overall talent, is 2nd to only maybe McDavid. Matthews is a good goal scorer, which is a great thing to be, but that’s pretty much all he does.
- sensarmy_11


This is McD's to lose. I am no Oiler fan, but he is simply the best player I have ever seen by a mile. Should he miss some games, MacKinnon is my #2 pick for sure.
AxlRose91
Joined: 09.24.2013

Jan 4 @ 12:21 PM ET
Ding Ding Ding, while I like GNR, AxlRose91 suffer from "the stupids"
- yakattack


*suffers, dummy
Santo_44
Toronto Maple Leafs
Joined: 10.20.2014

Jan 4 @ 3:53 PM ET
Who other than a Sabers fan would sneak Echiels name into the Hart conversation
bikeguy99
New Jersey Devils
Joined: 09.05.2017

Jan 4 @ 5:08 PM ET
Agreed. Matthews’ award to lose. McDavid is crazy good, but EDM is not. Could also see Mackinnon winning it. He definitely deserved it last year, and you could argue the year before as well
- AxlRose91


Matthews can snipe, no doubt. But he had better beat his career high 36 assists if he wants a sniff at MVP nominations. I fully expect the kid to break that weak record with ease, but that is still a far-cry from MVP. McD is a full step ahead of MacKinnon, who is a full step ahead of Matthews. He will need some injuries/suspensions/Covid precautions to top those two studs if he wants any chance at that trophy.
AxlRose91
Joined: 09.24.2013

Jan 4 @ 6:15 PM ET
Matthews can snipe, no doubt. But he had better beat his career high 36 assists if he wants a sniff at MVP nominations. I fully expect the kid to break that weak record with ease, but that is still a far-cry from MVP. McD is a full step ahead of MacKinnon, who is a full step ahead of Matthews. He will need some injuries/suspensions/Covid precautions to top those two studs if he wants any chance at that trophy.
- bikeguy99


You mentioned....a few times

TurdFergeson
Vegas Golden Knights
Location: On the road again
Joined: 01.04.2021

Jan 5 @ 12:49 AM ET
Agreed. Matthews’ award to lose. McDavid is crazy good, but EDM is not. Could also see Mackinnon winning it. He definitely deserved it last year, and you could argue the year before as well
- AxlRose91

GreatGigInTheSky
Toronto Maple Leafs
Location: "Yeah, Garth is a tool"- Garf, ON
Joined: 06.12.2017

Jan 6 @ 11:50 AM ET
This is Mackinnon’s to lose IMO....he’s the best player on the best team in the league, and in terms of overall talent, is 2nd to only maybe McDavid. Matthews is a good goal scorer, which is a great thing to be, but that’s pretty much all he does.
-sensarmy_11


I don't think Matthews will win the Hart. It will probably be MacKinnon or McJesus. But the bolded couldn't be more wrong.