Over the next two days, the NHL will announce the nominees for the Hart Trophy, awarded to the league’s most valuable player as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers Association (don’t worry, I don’t have a vote). Only one San Jose player has ever won either award, when Joe Thornton became the first player in NHL history to be traded midseason and win the award.
Thornton was arguably snubbed from his second nomination in teal last season, but his brother in beards Brent Burns could conceivably join him as the only Sharks to finish among the top 3 in Hart Trophy voting.