Quoting: dtd_tank
I'll give you that he was 3rd in Hart voting this year, but the only other time he's even been considered was 2017-18 when he was 14th. So best case in 2018-19 was 23rd place. Average the last 3 years (3, 23*, 14) and he's the 13th best player on average over the last 3 years.
If your going off points or hart votes just stop.
Points aren’t everything!
Hart votes mean nothing, drai won hart this year and he was by no means the most valuable player this year.
Panarin advanced analytics since he entered the league are phenomenal he’s amazing offensively, and responsible in his own zone, he’s got great transition numbers, he is one of the best play drivers in the league and he is an all around superstar. My personal top 4 players in the league rn are mac,mcd,kuch, bread man.
I don’t think signing him to such a long term high pay contact was smart tho, he will be well worth it the first 4 years but for the rest of the contract it will be a Tavares situation, great player just not worth the money he’s making.