Kevin Bieksa delivers a very hot take on Quinn Hughes and his play

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Owen Fullerton
May 21, 2024 (9:29)

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Canucks Captain Quinn Hughes celebrates a goal scored

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When you look across the league, you'll see few players more important to their team than Quinn Hughes to the Vancouver Canucks.

Former Canuck and current Hockey Night in Canada Analyst Kevin Bieksa says Hughes is so important to his team that he should be up for the Hart Trophy as the league's MVP.

There are so many things going on, and he leads your team with 91 points and is your best player every night. Is that not the most valuable player?

While players like Demko, Pettersson and Miller had great seasons, it is hard to imagine the Canucks being anywhere near where they were without the stellar play of their captain.

While Nate Mackinnon, Connor McDavid and Nikita Kucherov had incredible seasons to earn their Hart Trophy finalist nods - Bieksa argued that Hughes should be a finalist over Kucherov for vaulting his team to first place in the Pacific and ultimately should win the award.

He won't go home with the MVP, but Hughes will likely take home some hardware this year as the 24-year-old is the favourite to win his first Norris Trophy.

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21 MAI \| 1333 ANSWERS Kevin Bieksa delivers a very hot take on Quinn Hughes and his play Where do you feel Hughes ranks in the Hart Trophy race?
#1, he should be the winner	765	57.4 %
Top 3 but not the winner	320	24 %
Deserves top 5, but not a finalist	177	13.3 %
Outside of top 5 altogether	71	5.3 %
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