TRAIKOS: Why Sidney Crosby is considered a long shot to win the Hart Trophy this season

For someone who scored at a 100-point pace last season, this might be considered a little insulting. After all, Crosby is a two-time Hart Trophy winner who is only two years removed from finishing fourth in MVP voting and was a finalist for the award as recently as four years ago.

That’s another way of saying that Sid the Kid isn’t so young anymore. The last time a player his age was named MVP was almost a century ago when a 35-year-old Eddie Shore won in 1938. In the last 25 years, no one in their 30s has won the award. Even Wayne Gretzky didn’t win past his 28th birthday. “I didn’t really worry about age when I was 18,” Crosby told reporters at the start of training camp. “I’m not going to start at 35.”

“He’s as intense as ever, lately,” said Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon, who has 10-to-1 odds of winning the Hart. “I think he’s at a new chapter in his career. He wants to play at an elite level and that’s like the new challenge for him, which is pretty cool.Article content

Michael_Traikos In the last 25 years multiple players over the age of 30 have won the Hart Trophy. Hasek, Sakic, Forsberg, Henrik Sedin.

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