Boreal01
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If you don't view any of the candidates as explicitly undeserving, vote for the candidate that you believe had the smallest impact on their team's run
This.Kessel was the obvious choice in 2016. The HBK line got Pittsburgh over the hump after years of making the playoffs and he carried it.
Crosby got it because Crosby had to get one. They totally Selke'd the Conn Smythe.
2016 Crosby didn't make much sense.
each goal counts the same. Kessel got them there. This one should have been a no brainer but the media needed Crosby to get one before his time was done and this was the chance.ECF -
G2 - OT Winner
G3 - GWG
G6 - GWG
SCF -
G2 - Assisted on OT Winner
G6 - Assisted on GWG.
I think it made a lot of sense. Crosby was involved in 75% of the goals that iced the last two series.
each goal counts the same. Kessel got them there. This one should have been a no brainer but the media needed Crosby to get one before his time was done and this was the chance.
Crosby was also a minus 2 player in that playoffs
Kessel was plus 12
That stat is for all you people who hard on Draisaitls +/- last year but ignored it this year.
Williams over Doughty was surprising to me too.
Kessel was the obvious choice in 2016. The HBK line got Pittsburgh over the hump after years of making the playoffs and he carried it.
Crosby got it because Crosby had to get one. They totally Selke'd the Conn Smythe.
For me Crosby in 2016. Before the playoffs already, you got the feeling that if he played a half decent playoffs they would give it to him for legacy purposes. After all, he had a great run before but Malkin was just a tad better. They probably didn't count on him winning one (legitimitely) one year later again. Felt like a lifetime achievement award.
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