Who Wins The Conn Smythe Trophy?

[Puckstop40]

Well deserved for McDavid. He is unreal.

 

[Deen]

He might be crying in the back. Give the guy a break.

 

[Hockeyholic]

McDavid 100% deserved it. Anything else would have been a slight.

He might have won the CS.

But you seriously have to wonder if he ever gets a chance at a cup again.

 

[heksagon]

McDavid might've been deserving, but he doesn't even want it, doesn't come to get it, and it's awkward for everyone. And that Giguere picture with the Smythe is one of the saddest in hockey history.

IMO they should just make it an official rule that the Smythe MUST go to a player from the Stanley Cup winning team.

 

[Dotter]

5 players in history ever won the MVP on the losing team. Dude was probably already naked in the shower.

 

[GreatGonzo]

Of course haters are going to find reasons to criticize McDavid for not coming out.

How about looking at it this way: he does not care about individual awards and he would have felt terrible going out there while his teammates are dealing with losing game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. That's him being selfless.

Seriously…

People always say how he only cares about individual awards and accolades…then when he doesn’t receive his award after a losing effort…”omg what a poor sport!!”

People will hate McDavid for any reason they can find. Just a bunch of posters with nothing else to do

 

[toothlessgoon]

McDavid went pointless the last 2 games. Stat padded his way to the Conn Smythe.

 

[Hockeyholic]

He might be crying in the back. Give the guy a break.

Giguere cried when he accepted the award.

It's a poor look. And I'd say it about anyone who did it.

 

[snag]

Kind of shitty for him to not come receive it

Why would an individual go out be made a spectacle of in the failure of a team effort?

 

[SI90]

McDavid want nothing to do with this after losing but he’s the deserving player. Unbelievable playoffs.

edit- wait are people really giving him shit for not coming out? That’s ridiculous. He’s crushed right now and he’s the captain. He’s likely comforting his guys after an absolute grind of a season and gut wrenching devastating 1 goal game 7 loss in the cup finals.

 

[heynowbababooey]

I'd make the argument that as yhe captain it's more important to be with his team.

As captain he should've gone out and accepted the award to be an example of sportsmanship to his team. Don't make excuses for him.

 

[Dust]

Honestly mad props for not coming out. It's not the trophy you want, you just lost a heartbreaking game, stay in the locker room.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

No issue whatsoever with him not going back on the ice.

 

[heynowbababooey]

Why would an individual go out be made a spectacle of in the failure of a team effort?

Giguere did it.

 

[Deen]

Giguere cried when he accepted the award.

It's a poor look. And I'd say it about anyone who did it.

That would turn in to a meme these days.

 

[swiftwin]

Even McDavid knew it was stupid to award him the Smythe. I respect him more for not coming out to accept it.

 

[Randyne]

Giving CS to McDavid makes Sid's Smythe the worst ever officially.
McDavid has 23.8% more points than 2nd.
Sid had 36.7% less points than 1st and got the CS.

 

[Jauffre]

Rumor is McJesus had diarrhea and was on the shitter when Nurse informed him that he had won the CS

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Giguere did it.

Literally doesn't matter.

 

[Dust]

Giguere did it.

If Giguere was the best player in the world at the time it'd be the equivalent of the MJ crying meme.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I can already foresee the "McDavid's Conn Smythe doesn't count because he didn't even accept the award" takes coming from this site in the near future

 

[Sasha Orlov]

McDavid 170pt season coming up, that boy is in the room absolutely fuming

 

[Hockey Dad]

If I was mcdavid I would not come get it either. Tell them vote for someone from the winning team.

 

[Devilsfan118]

Why would an individual go out be made a spectacle of in the failure of a team effort?

.... I don't see how accepting a pretty prestigious honor, especially given the circumstances, would be "making a spectacle" of him.

 

[emeyezee]

I mean I can’t disagree with the decision overall. But getting blanked the last 2 games is not great. If Florida would’ve just won game 5 and finished the series then, I would have no issue with McDavid getting the conn smythe which probably sounds weird.