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Originally Posted by Kaine
I very much had an issue. As stated by others above, you have an obligation when you are in the spotlight like our athletes are. They are expected to be ambassadors of the game and he specifically is paid exceptionally well to be the "face of the game" so should have done what everyone before him has. Accept the award, suck it up for a few minutes and then he was free to pout.
Being the first player to ever do something or set a record is not always a good thing, he should have just put on his adult pants for a minute and acted like an adult.
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Agreed. He shouldnt get special treatment. You can find photos of all the other "losing team Conn Smythe trophy winners" excepting the award (except for Reggie Leach, I couldnt find a photo, however I seem to remember seeing one once) why should he be considered "a winner" for not doing it?