Brent Burns was not among the top three vote-getters for the Hart Trophy, as Sergei Bobrovsky, Sidney Crosby, and Connor McDavid were named finalists for the NHL’s Most Valuable Player award today.
McDavid led the league in points as the only player to hit the century mark this season, while Crosby led the league with 44 goals despite missing seven games due to injury. Bobrovsky led the league in save percentage (.931) and goals against average (2.06) as he backstopped the Blue Jackets to their first-ever 50-win and 100-point season.
As we wrote about this morning, Burns faced an uphill climb to a nomination.