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Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question. Hey Parker, how do you think the running back situation is going to be next year? Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin seem like they’ll be heavily used.

DALLAS — Nathan MacKinnon is a finalist for the Hart Trophy for the fourth time. MacKinnon, Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were announced Tuesday as the finalists for the league’s most valuable player award as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers  Association. It’s arguably the deepest collection of candidates in league history, but it also might be the Avalanche superstar’s best chance to win.

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