MCR74
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Don't think he was in the mood to rub one out.
You never know. He'd just gone through a backbreaker playoff run.
Don't think he was in the mood to rub one out.
Didn’t Crosby miss the handshake line against the Wings he was too busy?Guys like Crosby or Yzerman would have swallowed the bitter pill and showed up.
I think the stigma of him playing for the Oilers (or any Canadian team) has something to do with it.Some are dogging McDavid for not coming out to accept the Conn Smythe, bringing up how past winners in a losing effort came out to accept it, and labeling him as disgracing and embarrassing the game.
I went back to take a look at the situation when Giguère won it.
Within 1 minute and 20 seconds after the clock ticked to zero, Giguère seems to be told on camera that he would be awarded the Conn Smythe trophy. Even if he wasn’t, what follows made for a very different build up.
A few minutes pass while the Devils celebrate and the Ducks wait in defeat, for the traditional handshake to ensue.
Immediately after the traditional handshake between the two teams, Bettman announces that Giguère is the winner of the Conn Smythe. I’m talking within seconds of the final handshakes.
Our example from last night sees McDavid skate over to begin shaking hands 2 minutes 3 seconds after the clock hits zero. I saw no evidence last night, or looking through it again today, that he was told he might need to stick around to accept the potential award. The hand shaking and congratulating from the Oilers goes on for at least another two minutes.
More minutes pass before Bettman finally announces the Conn Smythe winner, long after McDavid and the Oilers have cleared the ice for the new champions.
We just don’t know the behind the scenes or why it took so long for the NHL to get their shit together directly after Florida won. There was a lot more structure then, that’s for sure.
Just get rid of the trophy if you want to do that.Didn’t Crosby miss the handshake line against the Wings he was too busy?
Stop giving the smythe to someone on the losing team. Even Messier/Subban mentioned they’d give it to someone in Florida if Florida won.
Obviously, if the Oilers win, give it to McDavid
Trust me, the same people that "care" about this would also care if he came out and accepted the trophy.NHL fans care about the absolutely dumbest things.
Doesn't matter what he does people will complain, had he come out and accepted it people would be saying he should be happier about winning it or that he should have declined.
Same people will complain no matter what happens.
Maybe he won't. I wouldn't. That shit is boring as hell.Bad look, should've went out and accepted it just like Jiggy did.
Guess he won't go to the NHL awards on Thursday since he won't win the Hart?
So essentially they're saying to give somebody the unilateral ability to change the winner of the trophy after the votes have been submitted? That's ever more ridiculous.Didn’t Crosby miss the handshake line against the Wings he was too busy?
Stop giving the smythe to someone on the losing team. Even Messier/Subban mentioned they’d give it to someone in Florida if Florida won.
Obviously, if the Oilers win, give it to McDavid
McDavid handled it like a real captain. With the rest of his team. Why make it about him? He didn’t win the trophy everyone wants- the Stanley cup.Guys like Crosby or Yzerman would have swallowed the bitter pill and showed up.
He did it just for you Hank Plank, he knew you were posting about him 24/7 for the last 3 months and wanted to give you inspiration for the next 3 months of obsessive posting.Oilers dressing room is not in another zip code 97 knew he won and chose to not to go back on the ice.