Not many people would argue the fact that Jacob Markstrom has been the Vancouver Canucks’ most valuable player in the 2019-20 season. He absolutely stood on his head all year long as the starting goalie on Canada’s pacific west coast and rightfully deserves the title of “Team MVP.”
There is no question the Canucks aren’t the same team without their prized netminder, but both forward J.T. Miller and defenceman Quinn Hughes made big contributions to Vancouver that could seriously back up an argument for the rightful possession of the team award.
I will be diving into each case and discussing what elements of each player’s arsenal makes a compelling argument to put them into the team MVP conversation.