Marchessault wins Conn Smythe

[TheGoldenJet]

Marchessault deserved it. Eichel would have been a deserving winner as well, had he won it.

Just like in 2017, there were two worthy choices. Crosby and Malkin both deserved the Smythe that year.

 

[DearDiary]

Kessel back checked and forechecked extremely well in those playoffs. He was excellent everywhere.

No he did not and it was why Malkin and him were constantly arguing on the bench. Kessel barely made human contact if he could help it

 

[thethirdhockeyman91]

should have been Phil. most hot dogs ever eaten in a playoff season.

 

[SympathyForTheDevils]

I'll have to ask my wife is his French sounds like a native speaker.

He's 100% a francophone. Has no accent in french, born and raised in Québec City, and as far as I can tell, both his parents are Québécois.

 

[HanSolo]

Marchessault was clutch all playoffs long.

People can’t accept that an undrafted player outplayed one of the most hyped/anticipated 2nd overalls in NHL history.

The Conn Smythe doesn’t have to go to the biggest name.

Marchessault embodies Vegas hockey, he’s been there from the start and he set the pace for Vegas with the timeliness of his goals.

As a Vegas fan, Eichel set up Marchessault for half his goals, led the team in scoring, and was excellent defensively. There's absolutely an argument for him. Marchy is deserving too, no question, but this take is just a bit off.

 

[Hoek]

Grats to the former Bolt! Crazy how he developed. You could see hints of it here but wow.

 

[The Grim Reaper]

How posts in these sort of threads play out is bizarre to me, as if the player actually reads them.

Anyway, fantastic performance this playoffs, deserved it.

 

[Nickmo82]

stop wasting his time

I'm disappointed that it took 8 posts before this came up. Even now, it's his career defining moment imho. Classic.

 

[Neutrinos]

I wonder if the fact Marchessault has been with the team from the beginning factored into the voting

 

[mundyc3]

Love Marche. He is such a fireball.

 

[Playmaker09]

.932 SV% >> 25 or 26 points

Not the year it should have gone to a forward.

 

[BattleBorn]

If Marchy wasn't a misfit, I don't know that he would have won, but it was such a contest that maybe the story took over. He was my choice, but this was a more difficult Conn Smythe decision than most.

 

[Buck Naked]

Marchessault was so dominant in both the SCF and the CF with 11 goals and 10 assists in his last 13 games that is just had to be him. Eichel, production wise, went in the opposite direction. Started out super hot and then regressed a little bit. Both had crazy 5v5 underlying numbers, so this was absolutely the right choice.

 

[Ulysses31]

G** knights Marched to the cup

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Marchessault was clutch all playoffs long.

People can’t accept that an undrafted player outplayed one of the most hyped/anticipated 2nd overalls in NHL history.

The Conn Smythe doesn’t have to go to the biggest name.

Marchessault embodies Vegas hockey, he’s been there from the start and he set the pace for Vegas with the timeliness of his goals.

Outplayed Eichel?

Eichel
22gp 6g 14 primary assists 6 secondary assists = 20 primary points

Marchessault
22gp 13g 2 primary assists 10 secondary assists = 15 primary points

Marchessault was set up by Eichel all playoff long while piling up secondary assists...

 

[Oheao]

The true MVP is probably Mike Grier for letting Hill go for a 4th

but it's nice to see Mr Marchy Misfit get a Conne Smythe. Whodathunkit.

If you're going that route, it should be Brossoit for getting injured and having Hill take over.

 

[Svechhammer]

As a Vegas fan, Eichel set up Marchessault for half his goals, led the team in scoring, and was excellent defensively. There's absolutely an argument for him. Marchy is deserving too, no question, but this take is just a bit off.

setting up is nice, but you have to have someone able to finish. Eichel without Marchy is like anyone on the Canes with.... well... anyone else on the Canes

 

[604]

Marchessault was clutch all playoffs long.

People can’t accept that an undrafted player outplayed one of the most hyped/anticipated 2nd overalls in NHL history.

The Conn Smythe doesn’t have to go to the biggest name.

Marchessault embodies Vegas hockey, he’s been there from the start and he set the pace for Vegas with the timeliness of his goals.

The guy FLA paid Vegas to take in the expansion draft wins the Conn Smythe, beating FLA in the Finals.

One of the best player story arcs ever.

 

[robertocarlos]

I was only kidding about locking him up for driving a Lamborghini. He seems to be a great family man and he deserved the CS.

 

[Sentinel]

Outplayed Eichel?

Eichel
22gp 6g 14 primary assists 6 secondary assists = 20 primary points

Marchessault
22gp 13g 2 primary assists 10 secondary assists = 15 primary points

Marchessault was set up by Eichel all playoff long while piling up secondary assists...

Goals 》》Assists

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Goals 》》Assists

Primary Points >> Secondary Points

Eichel set up 9 of his 13 goals (6 of them primary assists)

Marchessault assisted on only 1 of Eichel's 6 goals (a secondary assist)

 

[BattleBorn]

Kept thinking about this from the first season. Just an awesome dude. Marchy lineup announcements always get me hyped and I feel like they haven’t done much lately.

 

[IceNeophyte]

Hey Marchy, when you read this, job well done! Being a shoot first player pays off!

 

[IceNeophyte]

Goals 》》Assists

Marchy doesn't score those without Jackpot's beautiful puckhandling and passing.

 

[HanSolo]

Marchy doesn't score those without Jackpot's beautiful puckhandling and passing.

By his own admission.