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Toews gets this nod for Hart, not Ovechkin
Jonathan Toews deserved to have been among the three finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. Case closed. I'm not taking any counterarguments....
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Getzlaf: East voting bias 'the way it is'
DETROIT -- The Hart Trophy finalists were announced Friday, with Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby and John Tavares earning the three spots for NHL MVP. It...
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Just who is the Conn Smythe favorite?
Which Bruins and Blackhawks look like strong bets to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP? ESPN.com writers Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun ...
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Alex Ovechkin of Washington Capitals tops NHL All-Stars, earning 6th selection
Alex Ovechkin is an NHL first-team All-Star for the sixth time, but his first as a right wing.
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NHL - Handing out the midseason awards
Pierre LeBrun hands out ESPN.com's midseason awards, including a no-brainer for MVP and crowded fields in the Vezina and Jack Adams races.
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Who should win the Hart Trophy (MVP)?
It's easy to say Sidney Crosby is the runaway pick for the Hart Trophy, as he leads the league with 78 points and the Penguins are the only bright spo...
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Debate: Who will win the Conn Smythe?
We're down to the Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers. So who will win the Conn Smythe as playoff MVP? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun weigh i...
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Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh Penguins named NHL MVP for 2nd time
Seven years after Sidney Crosby won his first Hart Memorial Trophy, the Pittsburgh Penguins' captain has been recognized as the NHL's best once again.
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2014-15 NHL season preview -- Predicting the league's award winners
Pierre LeBrun offers up his predictions for the NHL's major awards in 2014-15, including two trophies for Steven Stamkos.
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NHL -- Nashville Predators dominate midseason award picks
Predators stars Shea Weber, Pekka Rinne and Peter Laviolette lead award categories at midseason, but Ryan Getzlaf is front-runner for MVP, writes Pierre LeBrun.
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Ranking the Conn Smythe candidates
The Conn Smythe Trophy is far from decided because the most important round is still to come. Sure, technically speaking, all four rounds are accounte...
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Time for a defenseman to win Conn Smythe Trophy
TAMPA, Fla. -- There have been 49 winners of the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP since the award was first handed out in 1965. A defenseman has w...
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Salary cap imposes tough decisions on Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- Duncan Keith was the playoff MVP. Now it's Stan Bowman's turn to be the most valuable member of the Chicago Blackhawks' organization. The ...
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Price's historic year earns Hart, Vezina honors
Canadiens goalie Carey Price won the Hart and Vezina Trophies as league MVP and top goalie, respectively, and the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player, as voted by his fellow players.
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2015 Stanley Cup finals -- Duncan Keith of Chicago Blackhawks awarded Conn...
Duncan Keith was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as NHL playoff MVP after scoring his third goal of the playoffs in the second period of Chicago's Game 6 clincher.
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NHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Who is the league MVP at this point?
There have been plenty of standouts so far this season, and in Thursday's Morning 3-on-3 we debate which players should be in the mix for the Hart Trophy as the NHL enters its Christmas break.
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NHL - John Buccigross talks Florida Panthers, Detroit Red Wings in...
There are questions aplenty as the season gains momentum, and John Buccigross has answers about the Panthers and Red Wings, MVP and Hobey Baker picks and more in his latest blogumn.
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NHL - Morning 3-on-3 -- Is Sidney Crosby a serious Hart Trophy candidate?
Sidney Crosby has come alive in recent weeks, leading the way at both ends of the ice as the Penguins chase a playoff spot. Does that put him in the Hart Trophy conversation?
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NHL - Who's the NHL's MVP? Sidney Crosby and Patrick Kane are the top Hart...
Although Jamie Benn, Ben Bishop, Joe Thornton, Braden Holtby and Alex Ovechkin can make compelling cases, the NHL's MVP award has become a two-horse race between Patrick Kane and Sidney Crosby.
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NHL - Sidney Crosby, Braden Holtby and Jonathan Toews among the favorites to...
Will Sidney Crosby win his first Conn Smythe? Or are Braden Holtby and the Caps destined for glory? What about natural leader Jamie Benn? We predict the top Stanley Cup MVP candidates.
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