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I typically view the COnn Smytghe as a greater acheviement than the Hart, but it really depends especially if a goalie is involved. Considering the goalie is practically the default for any good team effort in the playoffs I feel it cheapens the potency of the award, though contrarily what Giguere did was concurrently impressive to any skater winning the award if not more. SO in effect being on a winning or losing team counts into the equation as well. Basically on a graduated scale my list goes as... 1. Non-goalie Conn Smythe from the losing team in the playoffs. 2. Non-goalie Conn Smythe from the winning team in the playoffs. 3. Goalie Conn Smythe from the losing team in the playoffs. 4. Hart. 5. Conn Smythe won by goalie (sorry Vernon.)

Nice honor to Z, and by all accounts any top notch 2-way player during the regular season who wins the Conn Smythe should automatically be player of the year. Good to see Lidstrom finish third as well.

Regardless of whether it takes effecr ot not it gives his agent one less bargaining tool for more salary, I do agree he'd likely get the same either way however.

Anyone else kind of glad to see Datsyuk win the Selke over Z (even though I agree that if playoff perfomrnace was tallied he'd have won.) I'm sure Hank will deserve every dollar his contract will be worth and I can see him making a bit more than Pasha, but me thinks this may limit that some when the two salaries are compared.

I was actually pretty pissed when I first heard the news, but I like San Jose and McLellan really earned this so congrads for the much deserved step up to Todd.!

I thought it was pretty cheesy, but all in good fun and good for a chuckle. Athletes are typically rancid in acting roles so it was refreshing to see them act silly and have some fun with their place on the show.

It's a shame he had to go out missing the playoffs like he did, always liked Trevor Linden and it saddens me to see him go. He's also my fiancee's favorite player so I'm sure she'll be somewhat upset, though you had to figure this was coming soon.

My order goes as: 1. Nashville, hard to judge however due to the goalie shift but they were the only team to tie the series with us and handedly beat us in a game. 2. Dallas, really close to Pitt in terms of difficulty, while this series could have easily been a sweep counting Homer's stolen goal to give us the lead in game 4, Dallas showed a lot of heart and made things somewhat interesting for us before folding. 3. Pittsburgh, would have been higher but the first two games weren't even close and though we didn't get raped by the refs to possibly clinch a sweep, the extremely biased officiated was far less concealed than I had seen it in any other playoff series and was the only thing that made this series truly competitive. 4. Colorado, maybe if they had been completely healthy they could have won a game.

Definitely much thanks is needed Matt, you've given us the greatest sports forum on the internet worthy of the greatest team. Truly I can't thank you enough for bringing us all together tonight for this joyous occasion.

Don't forget the Yankees of the NHL claim, what were we 12th in payroll this year? Our leading contributions being from home grown talent as well.

GWG - Fluery's ass.

YEAH Z baby! Who I agree with, funny they're booing bettman though they should at least cheer some for the trophy though.

Really an amazing effort there bu Hossa, disgraceful non-call yet again on the Datsyuk trip but still great effort my Hossa and Crosby at the end.

So friggin' happy right now...

YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Refs doing all that is freaking possible to make a game 7.

God were is the ******* slashing they keep doing thst s*** to us on the PP!!!! Total bulls*** goal, on a bulls*** call with a bulls*** no call on the PP. Let's get the empty netter please!!!

2 minutes, preventing game 7! At least this will make things insanely interesting.

Too bad those f***tards at mellon arena didn't sell to Michigan reidents, we could have a much better representation for the possible ceramony.

WE WANT THE CUP! WE WANT THE CUP! WE WANT THE CUP!

We want the cup!

THE GOOD OLE HOKCEY GAME, IS THE BEST GAME YOU CAN NAME! AND THE BEST GAME YOU CAN NAME, IS THE GOOD OLE' HOCKEY GAME!

Pens look to have nothing left right now, totally on the ropes.

Kind of hoping that become this GWG to end this series.

Dear god had Clint Malarchuk been a Red Wing he'd be dead... GOAL!!! I think...