McAllister Rounding Into MVP Form?

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Seattle -- The start of his fifth season was a poor one for Bears forward Gabriel McAllister; after ten games, he was nowhere to be found in the top ten lists for either goals or assists, and the Bears languished between fourth and fifth place. Since then, though, both the Bears and McAllister himself have rounded into form, and as we approach the halfway mark of the season, McAllister is tied for first in the league in goals with 23 in 30 games.

 

That begs the question: Could McAllister be in play for his first regular season MVP award? While McAllister has always been strong and even made the MVP ballot in Season 58, he's never been a serious candidate. With Bo Boeser's play so far this season, one could argue that really nobody else is a serious candidate. Still, with 23 goals (T-first), 46 points (third) and 117 hits (ninth), McAllister is certainly getting it done on both ends of the ice. 

 

And as McAllister himself would tell you, there's a lot of season left to go. "Just take a look at how far I've come in the past 10 games. Why can't I do that for the next 10? I see no reason," McAllister said. "I'm not chasing individual awards over the team, but with a title down, I must admit it would be nice to have some of the individual accolades as well. I just need to continue to put the work in to make sure I get it done."