...an upper-body strain. Boudreau spoke after Tuesday's practice, Nov. 3. The NHL's two-time MVP did not take part but was more optimistic, saying maybe he'll come back this weekend. (AP...

...prestigious awards in hockey for the second straight season on Thursday, winning the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP and the Lester B. Pearson Award as the players' choice for the most outstanding player. (AP Photo...

DETROIT - JUNE 12: Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins hold up the Conn Smythe MVP Trophy after a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings during Game Seven of the 2009...

Wayne Gretzky is awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL's MVP

Hasek's All Hart

...professional ice hockey player Dominik Hasek holds up the Hart Memorial Trophy, given to the League's Most Valuable Player, at the NHL awards night, Toronto, June 25, 1998. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images...

Detroit Red Wings team captain and MVP Steve Yzerman hoists the Stanley Cup as his team won their second consecutive championship against the Washington...

The 2004 playoff MVP electrified Dallas fans with five assists in his first game after being acquired from Tampa Bay at...

...the Wings to three Cups between 1997 and 2002. He's won a Hart Trophy as league MVP, Selke as the league's top defensive forward and he's been accused of being indifferent, if...

...of the NHL All-Star hockey game Sunday, Jan. 27, 2008 in Atlanta, Ga. Staal was the MVP in the Eastern Conference's 8-7 win. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome

...4 - 1 and ultimately won the series 4 - 2. Lemieux was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player

Pittsburg Penguins' Sidney Crosby poses with, from left to right, the Hart for the NHL's most valuable player; Lester B. Pearson for the most outstanding player as selected by the NHLPA; and Art...

Pronger, Lidstrom, Heatley and Drury are all making an MVP run

DALLAS - JANUARY 24: Eastern Conference All-Star MVP Daniel Briere of the Buffalo Sabres poses with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman after the 2007 NHL All...

It was quite the year for Rangers goalie Mike Richter. In 1994, he was named All-Star MVP and then went on to win the Cup

The Canadiens' Larry Robinson, right, holds the MVP award with Serge Savard, left, and Guy Lapointe, center, at Boston Garden after Montreal defeated the Boston...