Why Connor McDavid won the 2024 Conn Smythe Trophy

For the first time in 21 years, the Conn Smythe Trophy was awarded to a player on the losing side of the Stanley Cup Final, as Edmonton Oilers captainwon the MVP award despite the Florida Panthers winning the Cup. It came as a shock initially, but considering how historic McDavid’s run was, it’s not that surprising.

Frank Seravalli and Colby Cohen dove into McDavid’s Conn Smythe win and why it makes sense on Daily Faceoff Live.There’s zero chance we get to Game 7 if McDavid doesn’t have back-to-back four-point games in elimination games. He had 11 points in the Stanley Cup Final. Yes, I know that he had none in Game 6 and Game 7, and maybe that’s the most disappointing part. I know he wasn’t thrilled to win the Conn Smythe, it’s certainly not the trophy that he was aiming for.

So to me, he really stood out and created a wide gap on a Florida team where there were a lot of different options. You could have gone with Barkov, you could have gone with. There was not one individual player, a true essence of the team, that really kind of stood out as a singular, all-encompassing candidate, and that’s how I personally looked at it.I completely agree with you on that. I think McDavid 100% deserved the award. What he did in this playoffs from start to finish is remarkable.

So for him to not come back out on the ice, I have no issue with it. Let it be the Panthers moment. If he’s back out on the ice for that trophy, then we’re talking about him for another 15 minutes. That moment was for the Panthers. I got no issue with it, that’s not the trophy he wanted. The fact that people are questioning his character and leadership, please, get a life.I think it’s just something people aren’t used to seeing. It hasn’t happened since J.S.

I just think people aren’t used to it, and I think your point about Florida being a little too spread out is a great one. There wasn’t one guy. There were four or five guys that were probably equally deserving on Florida, but none of them had the singular impact that McDavid did.

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