The decision not to give the Russian striker Tampa Nikita Koucherov Not a single award for the most valuable player in the NHL at the end of the 2023/24 season is unfair, the player’s children’s coach Gennady Kurdin told .
At the NHL individual awards ceremony, two awards for the most valuable player – the Hart Trophy (according to journalists) and the Ted Lindsay Award (according to hockey players) – were presented to the Canadian captain of the Colorado, Nathan MacKinnon. Kucherov took second place in both votes.
— We worked so that Russians would not receive individual awards this year. Watch: Conn Smythe Trophy – McDavid ahead of Bobrovsky, Hart Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award – MacKinnon ahead of Kucherov. But is it objective? What have these Canadians gained?
The MVP award is given to the player who made the greatest contribution to the team’s cause. And look, Nikita was as much as 54 points ahead of Tampa’s second-leading scorer. That’s a chasm! For comparison, MacKinnon was only 36 points ahead of second-leading Rantanen. Tampa is a team full of holes. They wouldn’t have even made the playoffs without Kucherov. In my opinion, that’s a no-brainer. Well, as for Colorado, Nichushkin gave up and the team immediately fell apart. It remains to be seen who this club was based on: MacKinnon or Nichushkin.
— Why did they take your student with prizes?
– It’s just politics. The NHL is a league that positions itself as fair. Nothing is fair there! We can clearly see it. Some Canadians have been rewarded. In general, what is happening in sports now is a nightmare. It is the Americans who say that our athletes are suspended and cannot participate in the Olympics and the World Championships. The NHL awards are just the beginning. But the world has simply declared war on Russian sports, and this has been going on for several years now, “Kurdin told .
Kucherov (144 points) passed MacKinnon (140) in the NHL scoring race and was awarded the Art Ross Trophy.
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