Hart Race Turns Into a Superstar Flex Contest

The 2025-26 Hart Trophy race is being framed by sheer star power, and that usually means the voters have some explaining to do later. When the league’s biggest names separate from the pack, the argument stops being about value in a vacuum and starts becoming a referendum on how much dominance matters. That is where this race appears to live right now, with the usual mix of eye test, production, and voter fatigue all hanging in the background.