Morning Coffee: Matthews now the Hart Trophy favourite

For the first time this NHL season, someone other than Connor McDavid is the betting favourite to win the Hart Memorial Trophy.

Auston Matthews is the now the consensus top choice.

Matthews officially leapfrogged McDavid at the top of the Hart Trophy board following another brilliant performance on Tuesday night.

With the Toronto Maple Leafs trailing the Seattle Kraken 4-3 near the midway mark of the third, Matthews tied it with his second of the game and 42nd of the season.

After Mitch Marner gave Toronto the lead just 40 seconds later, Matthews iced the game with his 43rd of the season into an empty net, recording his third hat trick of the season.

With a league-leading 43 goals and 75 points in 54 games, Matthews’ MVP outlook has shifted significantly.

At this point, it’s difficult to make a case for why Matthews shouldn’t be MVP.

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Wednesday, March 9, 2022.

Matthews continues torrid pace

If you read this column or follow TSN EDGE on Twitter, then you know that last night was another good one for EDGE team.

In Tuesday’s article, I gave out Maple Leafs -1.5 -110 as my best bet for the game against the Kraken.

I also outlined the case for another high-scoring game, which followed taking the over in Toronto’s 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.

The total soared over 6.5 again on Tuesday night, while the over on both team totals cashed.

Toronto has been an absolute over machine in the past few weeks.

This is not a recording….The Over hits AGAIN In a Leafs game!