The NHL announced yesterday the finalist for the Hart Memorial Trophy which has sparked a lot of backlash online. The finalist are Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and Connor McDavid which left out Auston Matthews which surprised most fans since he had one of the most dominant scoring seasons we have seen in decades. <q>2024 Hart Trophy finalists, as voted by @ThePHWA : Nikita Kucherov (TBL), Nathan MacKinnon (COL) and Connor McDavid (EDM).</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1787860575168454949'> </a></blockquote></div> Many are surprised that Matthews is 69 goal season was not enough to get him a nomination even if all 3 finalist did have incredible season and are more than worthy of the nomination. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Keith_Leonard/status/1787864063747240379'> </a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.bruinsinsider.com/nhl-team/toronto-maple-leafs/gary-bettman-and-the-nhl-disrespect-matthews-in-recent-announcement' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Source: bruins insider: Gary Bettman and the NHL disrespect Matthews in recent announcement</a>
