Sidney Crosby didn't just win the Art Ross trophy in 2013-14. He won it going away, finishing as the only player to crack 100 points. No one else even got to 90.

It'll probably happen again. Now that he's healthy, Crosby looks like a lock to win it every year until he starts to wear down. Bovada will likely list him as the next season's Art Ross front-runner, just as they did last year, with 9/4 odds, and it seems downright silly to bet against him, say, by taking the 100/1 odds on Matt Moulson.

But it could happen. Maybe Crosby has a down year. Maybe his wrist holds him back in the earlygoing. Maybe there's an injury. Maybe he has a run of truly bad luck. The Art Ross may be Crosby's to lose, but he could very well lose it.

If he does, who wins it? Here are ten guys with the potential to wrest the Art Ross from Crosby's grip.

Evgeni Malkin. Crosby's closest competition is very close. Occasional linemate close. Malkin was second in points per game in 2013-14, at 1.2 to Crosby's 1.3. He's a machine, and if he gets going, as he did during a 13-game stretch last winer where he put up 26 points, he could be a formidable foe.

He's got a couple things going for him, too. For one thing, he plays with Crosby, so he'll benefit from what the hockey world calls "The Chris Kunitz effect". (It's like the Butterfly effect, except when the butterfly flaps its wings, Chris Kunitz gets an Olympic gold medal.) And when Malkin plays away from Crosby, he's bound to see some softer matchups because Crosby gets all the hardest ones.

Steven Stamkos. Stamkos finished with 40 points in just 37 games in 2013-14, missing most of the season with a broken leg. And when he did return, he was playing on a leg that, you know, used to be broken. So he was a little out of sorts. But he'll be healthy next year, and with Martin St. Louis out of the picture, he'll be looked to even more for offense.

But he won't be without help. Last year's linemates, Tyler Johnson and Alex Killorn are a year older, and presumably better, and there are other options. Ryan Callahan could crash and bang on his right side, and rookie Jonathan Drouin may slide in there. If he can hit the ground running, he'll be a threat from the wing that'll keep defenders honest and give Stamkos some room. Jon Cooper has a lot of options, and if he can give Stamkos two wingers with whom he clicks, the new captain could reach unseen heights.

He'll also have some help on the back end. The Lightning have improved their blueline, adding Jason Garrison, who should take some pressure off Stamkos as a one-timer option on the powerplay. And Victor Hedman is poised to arrive as an elite defender. If those two can push the offense, Stamkos is bound to see even more offensive opportunity, and nobody finishes chances like he does.

Ryan Getzlaf. The Anaheim Ducks' centre had his best season since 2008-09 last year. Was it a one-off, or is it possible that his game is trending in the opposition direction of his hairline? He's got Corey Perry as a finisher, which helps, and now he's got Ryan Kesler, another great finisher. If Bruce Boudreau ever loads up the top line, and you know he will, every now and then, the points will flow.

But Kesler can help Getzlaf even when they aren't playing together. He'll help Boudreau with matchups, allowing the Ducks' coach to deploy Getzlaf in more offensive situations by going up against the opposition's best lines. And he'll draw away some of the heat that's normally reserved for Getzlaf and Perry. That means more space for them to operate, and it could reflect nicely on Getzlaf's year-end totals.

Tyler Seguin. We'll turn the case for Seguin over to Justin Bourne, who wondered aloud if Seguin was poised to come into his own next season -- an amazing question, since the 22-year-old finished last season fourth in NHL scoring. From The Score:

You likely noticed that the young center had a nice year with Dallas, but "nice year" doesn't really do it justice. He finished alone in fourth in the NHL with 84 points, and helped make up one of the most dynamic duos in hockey alongside Jamie Benn. He took 294 shots (fourth-most in the league), leading to 37 goals on a wholly sustainable 12.6% shooting percentage (sustainable for an elite shooter like Seguin, that is). He got a step faster and noticeably stronger; it wasn’t luck.

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