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Making the case for our MVP picks

By Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun
ESPN.com

Thursday, June 18, 2009

This year marks the first time the Hart Trophy has had three Russian finalists: Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk, Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin and Washington's Alex Ovechkin. But our experts believe it's a two-man race heading into Thursday's awards show. Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun make the case for their MVP votes: Scott Burnside: My case for Evgeni Malkin I must admit, when it came time to hit the send button on my annual awards picks as a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association, I ...

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