The 2023-2024 NHL season will be remembered as one of the most thrilling in professional hockey history. Fueled by what many considered to be the most competitive MVP race in decades, the final result ended up being a landslide victory for Colorado Avalanche center, Nathan MacKinnon. Of the 194 writers who voted on the award, 137 placed MacKinnon first, with Nikita Kucherov receiving 50 first-place votes and Connor McDavid only 1.
Because of the lopsided vote for first place, many were left wondering if Nikita Kucherov’s brilliance was overshadowed. Perhaps there was a subtle "MacAltitude" bias at play that swayed some into voting for the more popular player?
Read more about it here: https://boltsbythebay.com/posts/how-the-nhl-media-macaltitude-bias-cost-kucherov-his-second-mvp-01j65wfmeyk4
by sammysamsam87
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You should dm Nate dog that he didn’t deserve it
Cry about it Bolts fans
If you post this in another sub maybe it will become true.
personally, i think there’s a little too much emphasis on scoring/point totals in the mvp conversation in the first place. maybe that’s the real controversy.
You and that weird Pens fan shoul get together and exchange tin foil hats, Kuch.
Waaaah. Don’t forget to factor in the Canadian media bias against european players.
Holy cope Batman!
Never thought I would ever in my life hear someone call Nathan MacKinnon getting an MVP award controversial in any circumstance.