For sports fans, that moment of seeing a hometown hero honored as a league MVP can be the icing on the cake of a great year, or, in some cases, a frustrating reminder of missed opportunities. Either way, it's not the kind of moment that Washington-area fans especially baseball fans have a lot of familiarity with.
The National Hockey League announced the three finalists for the 2023 Hart Trophy on Friday. The Hart Trophy is given out annually "to the player adjudged to be the most valuable to his team.” In more simpler terms, the league's MVP. Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, and Matthew Tkachuk received the most ballots in the end-of-season…