MVP...could be OV.

The regular season is winding down and with that being said, we will now take a look at who will take home the hardware after the season. Well, the fact is that the race for the heart is wide open in some people minds, but it shouldn't be. There are two solid choices here, Devil's goalie Martin Brodeur and Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. The theory is that if your team doesn't make the playoffs you don't deserve to win...Bull! This is absolute nonsense! Ovechkin is leading the league in scoring and without him the Capitals would be no where near a playoff spot. Washingotn has 216 goals for, and Ovechkin has been in on nearly HALF of them! This is incredible and goes to show how important he truly is. While Brodeur is phenomenal and no longer has the strong defensive support that Stevens and Niedermayer offered, he is still leading the way and if Green Bay fans were worried about Brett Farve retiring, New Jersey will will off the map when Brodeur leaves. However, he has take a team that even with average goal tending would be relatively competitive in the East and would be near a playoff spot. So while others like Iginla, Luongo and Alfredsson have put strong seasons together and shown how valuable they are, the fact is Ovechkin has stood out as being just a step ahead this season, so he deserves all that is coming to him, including the 120plus million in contracts he signed!