Quote:
Originally Posted by nfotiu
They should have never given him the Conn Smythe. He was pretty much held off the scoresheet for their 4 losses in the finals. It's not like they can say he did everything he could to help them. If he was +5 and had 4-5 goals in their losses, then maybe I can see the case for him.
He's always been way more about individual accolades and point totals over winning, until maybe this year anyway. It actually seems a bit out of character of him to not celebrate an individual award.
|
I think that was why Bettman threw in the line about it being a trophy “for the entire playoffs”. He knew McDavid shat the bed in the finals.