Revisiting Jonathan Quick’s Legendary 2012 Playoffs
With the conclusion of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy. After an amazing run, he was a more than deserving winner. He’s…
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Avalanche’s Makar Leads 2022 Conn Smythe Trophy Power Rankings
As the 2022 Stanley Cup Final between the Colorado Avalanche and the Tampa Bay Lightning is already several games old, it’s an appropriate time to handicap the race for the…
Lightning’s Vasilevskiy is Conn Smythe Favorite Through Round 2
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2-0 win to close out their second-round series against the Florida Panthers marks the second straight season that Tampa Bay has knocked their state rivals out…
McDavid is the Conn Smythe Favourite After Round 1
The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the playoff MVP after the Stanley Cup is handed out. It is almost guaranteed that the trophy will be given out to a…
Avalanche’s Makar Early Conn Smythe Trophy Favourite
No matter what you think of Darryl Sutter’s coaching philosophies, the stone-faced bench boss knows what he’s talking about when it comes to hockey. Just as many predicted, the Colorado…
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest
*This article was originally published in 2018 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced…
EA NHL Cover Athlete Drama Has an Easy Solution
As if there weren’t enough reasons for non-Toronto Maple Leafs supporters to despise anything to do with the club, Electronic Arts (EA) recently gave the group something else to complain…
History of Conn Smythe Winners in Losing Efforts
The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as voted by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. Of the 56 recipients in the…
Vasilevskiy’s Performance Made the Conn Smythe Choice a No-Brainer
On Wednesday, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup. Andrei Vasilevskiy put on a dominant display in Game 5, clinching the series…
Brian Leetch: The Road to the 1994 Conn Smythe Trophy
Brian Leetch holds the distinction of being the first American-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP. The 2009 Hall of Fame inductee was one of the…
The Conn Smythe Contenders
With the NHL down to its final four playoff teams, there are a handful of players who have emerged as front-runners for the Conn Smythe Trophy as postseason MVP. After…
Ryan O’Reilly’s Incredible Year
The St. Louis Blues are Stanley Cup champions, and there are dozens of stories to be told. However, few journeys are as remarkable as the one Ryan O’Reilly has been…