If we all look back at the 2023-24 NHL season come spring as the Year of the Connor, don't be surprised.
The Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid is as big a preseason MVP favorite as you'll ever find, in some cases with even a minus price from legal sportsbooks to earn his second Hart Trophy in a row and fourth overall.
Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard, meanwhile, is an even bigger favorite at the mobile betting sites to claim the Calder Trophy as the top first-year player.
Those two Connors are considered so far above their peers that FanDuel offers bets on them against the field. McDavid is an even-money wager to be named best player in the regular season – the other 735 players on opening day rosters are a combined -124.