It is time to have a heart-to-heart about the Hart.
While the Avs seem determined to finish with the most points in franchise history, they have a player poised to make history.
Defensemen don’t win the Hart Trophy. This has been pressed into our brains in the same way that only quarterbacks can claim NFL MVP honors.
This should not be the case. When the ballots are submitted after the regular season, Cale Makar should be in a dead sprint with teammate Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL’s MVP award. And if the duel is close, as is currently the case, duality should win out.