Who wins the Conn Smythe Trophy?

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Fowler

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

It's either a goalie or a high-scoring forward, same as always.

Or a defenseman. But yeah, definitely one of the three! I’ll even put money on it

 

[Evilhomer]

Or a defenseman. But yeah, definitely one of the three! I’ll even put money on it

Would have to be a high-scoring defenseman, and there are none of them left.

 

[Calderon]

Imagine the Oilers face the Panthers again and the Panthers prevail by an even team effort while McDavid beasts. Would they give him a second CS in a losing effort? I imagine McDavid would rather even miss the finals.

 

[Bradely]

Up to now. IMO Leon Draisaitl

 

[Ignatius]

Logan Stankoven, Carolina uses him to blow up the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup Final VENGEANCE EDITION

 

[syz]

Would have to be a high-scoring defenseman, and there are none of them left.

Bouchard if the Oilers win, but they'd have to win with Bouchard outscoring McDavid and Draisaitl which... well, the Oilers won't win if Bouchard is outscoring McDavid and Draisaitl.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Imagine the Oilers face the Panthers again and the Panthers prevail by an even team effort while McDavid beasts. Would they give him a second CS in a losing effort? I imagine McDavid would rather even miss the finals.

I think they would give it to a Panther then

 

[Evilhomer]

Bouchard if the Oilers win, but they'd have to win with Bouchard outscoring McDavid and Draisaitl which... well, the Oilers won't win if Bouchard is outscoring McDavid and Draisaitl.

If the Oilers go to the Cup final again, I feel like the MVP selection will involve just two names, and neither of them will be Bouchard (although to be fair he would be racking up the points, as well).

 

[M2Beezy]

If the Oilers go to the Cup final again, I feel like the MVP selection will involve just two names, and neither of them will be Bouchard (although to be fair he would be racking up the points, as well).

Nurse and who else?

 

[Hull2Roenick2Kane]

Nurse and who else?

Skinner

 

[TheDoldrums]

Nylander entering the conversation

 

[CN8]

Up to now. IMO Leon Draisaitl

Interesting
A lot of the oilers fans are telling me he looks hurt out there

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Sorry for derailing the topic a little bit, I´ve always been wondering this, do you think the league could give the trophy to a player that doesn't play in the finals? For instance, a goalie on a wild card team goes on a massive tear, faces like 40-50 shots a night, makes hasekesque saves, let´s in only 1 or 2 goals per night, drags his sorry ass team in to conference finals where they finally lose. No skater stands out much more than others in the whole playoffs and other goalies are pretty basic. Could they give the trophy to this guy?

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

I truly believe John Scott's gonna light it up this year, all-stars don't come unprepared.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Sorry for derailing the topic a little bit, I´ve always been wondering this, do you think the league could give the trophy to a player that doesn't play in the finals? For instance, a goalie on a wild card team goes on a massive tear, faces like 40-50 shots a night, makes hasekesque saves, let´s in only 1 or 2 goals per night, drags his sorry ass team in to conference finals where they finally lose. No skater stands out much more than others in the whole playoffs and other goalies are pretty basic. Could they give the trophy to this guy?

Don’t think so, Carey Price would have won it in 2021 if they didn’t heavily weigh the finals imo

 

[Rare Jewel]

No team has even won half the amount of games you need to be considered for the trophy, so it's kind of early.

 

[Bradely]

Interesting
A lot of the oilers fans are telling me he looks hurt out there

Imagine if not injured....

 

[KAWAIlllI]

It’s pretty obvious isn’t it?

Per series:
FLA-TOR = Nylander (Marner if only Ontario gets to vote)
DAL-WPG = Rantanen
EDM - VGK = Draisaitl
WSH - CAR = No one cares

 

[IafrateOvie34]

Right now it's looking like Rantanen.

 

[Nathaniel]

Drai. Nylander

 

[SenzZen]

Rantanen won’t win the smythe, I promise

 

[centipede2233]

Dallas has to get to the final first, and I don’t think they beat Edmonton, but I was waiting for this so thank you lol

 

[S E P H]

I am not saying he deserves to win, but he has been an absolute force at both ends of the pitch. He should absolutely be a top 5 candidate at this point in time, and there is a good argument that he's been better than McDavid. Thoughts?

 

[Summer Rose]

I am not saying he deserves to win, but he has been an absolute force at both ends of the pitch. He should absolutely be a top 5 candidate at this point in time, and there is a good argument that he's been better than McDavid. Thoughts?

Merged this with the existing thread about the Conn Smythe trophy.

For reference to others, this post is about Tom Wilson.