Oilers captain Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Monday night in Sunrise, Florida, despite Edmonton's Stanley Cup Final loss to the Florida Panthers, a nod to one of the greatest postseason performances in NHL history.
won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP on Monday night despite Edmonton's Stanley Cup Final loss to Florida, a nod to one of the greatest postseason performances in NHL history.
After not scoring through the first three games against Florida, McDavid changed the course of the series by doing something no other player in history has done, including Gretzky. He had four points in consecutive games in the final to keep the Oilers from being eliminated.McDavid is just the second skater after the Flyers' Reggie Leach in 1976 to win the Conn Smythe on a team that lost in the final.
"He's unique in his dedication to his craft," said Hall of Famer Ken Hitchcock, who coached McDavid in 2018-19."He's very unique. He's learned to be relentless, and he enjoys it and he's very, very serious about his craft, and that becomes contagious when you're on the team with him."Stuart Skinner
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