Kucherov Adds The Hart To His Trophy Case

Nikita Kucherov has the Hart Trophy in hand, and the trophy shelf is starting to look like it needs its own maintenance staff. The award confirms what opponents already know after 82 games of trying to survive him - when Kucherov gets rolling, he turns the ice into his personal gallery. Tampa Bay keeps getting to lean on a star who can tilt the entire league’s conversation without saying much at all. That is what MVP seasons look like when the performance does the talking.