I remember that year vividly (especially since Vancouver made a 3-1 comeback against St. Louis only to blow a 3-1 lead to Minnesota the very next round). Giguere may have had a fairly average career for a starter, but this was his breakout year and I believe his playoff performance has only ever been topped in the butterfly era by Tim Thomas. He posted a .945 save %, gave up only 38 goals in 21 games, and went 15-6 despite playing 3 of the top 4 teams from the regular season that year and the Ducks only scoring 45 goals themselves. And to be fair, the next best player in that entire series was easily Martin Brodeur.
He could have broke the post season record and won the cup and blew it. 😆 🤣 😂 😹 double loser. He's the first player not to accept the trophy. What a fraud. Lol. 0 points last 2 games
@freeaudiobooks7469 dude he dominated all playoffs harder to get goals banged up and when ur double teamed, he himself is a distraction and had some great opportunities mcdavid is a lot of things but not a fraud and I'm a flames fan
@@freeaudiobooks7469nah your actually stupid. Player don’t play for the conn smyth the play for the cup. Just like they don’t touch the conference finial cup. He also didn’t want to celebrate getting it. It would be like abandoning his teemates. Also don’t know how you can call mcdavid a double looser while katchuk is throwing literall temper tantrums on the ice when he dosent get the calls he wants💀💀🙏 how many cups does Florida have again?
@@freeaudiobooks7469 20 points over all Panthers players, became the 3rd best player in history in playoffs and broke Gretzky’s record for most assists. All that and he didn’t win the cup. He’s the best, but even the best can’t win the cup by himself
Yeah consolation prize sounds like an insult for Mc David and that is probably he took it as an insult hence he did not take the award because of the term consolation prize = 2nd place most players who consider themselves winners don’t take that and Mc David simply exercised that as such
@FancyRedCat you really think people from Vancouver, Calgary and LA would travel across the country just to root for a team they aren't even a fan of? That's insane.
Jean-Sébastien Giguère was the last player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy on the losing team when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim lost 3-0 in the 7th game of the 2003 NHL Stanley Cup Final to the New Jersey Devils in 2003 and Giguère did come out to accept the trophy.
@@hypn0298 cause he deserves better. The cup …he is the best hockey player in the world. Shout out to the trash FLORIDA FANS (must be left wing democrats-what trash) who booed him. He was the best player in the playoffs …assholes
That's because it's such a god damn tv show now. Back in the day they had the trophy in their hands 5 mins after the game not for 15 or more. Is conner just gunna hang around and wait lol
@@terranboot9405florida won the cup... its their time on the ice, not his... he didn't come out to respect Florida's celebration... people really have no idea how sports work.
@@MikeHawkPEN15It’s a huge accomplishment to win the Conn Smythe on the losing team and if he went out to get it he would just be acknowledging it, not waving it around celebrating. There are so many reasons why he didn’t go out and to ‘respect Florida’s celebration’ was definitely not it.
The mistake Oilers did was the 2nd goal. It's no ones fault, but a mistake is a mistake, and a mistake is costly in a Stanley Cup final. Panthers was the losers last time, winners this time, so perhaps Oilers winners of 2025.
He won't. It's the cup and only the cup on his list. It will be an absolute tragedy if someone so deserving doesn't win. As a side note, it's a reminder that the world makes no sense when Tkachuk has a cup and McDavid doesn't.
@@williamhager855 Kinda but the MVP is always gifted to a player that contribute the most during the whole playoffs. Here you're only talking about two specific game in the final. You're right about not showing up in game 4 and 7, but he did contribute during most of the games. He broke the Gretzky record so that was the reason he got the Con Smyth.
get rid of ESPN /ABC worst coverage … typical evil GARY BETTMAN… hates Canada loves the almighty USA DOLLAR… by the way hockey originated in CANADA … BETTMAN is a whiny little man
I dont think Florida fans or Bob himself care to much, they got the best trophy. From an Oilers fan, Congrats to Florida, maybe next year they can give Oilers that little extra step to follow in their footsteps. Please and thank you.
Man this game was a shame. They all played pretty rough, like both teams lol. You could tell they were all just exhausted with how clumsy they got. They kept on falling all over the place. But not even just that but there were a few times Panthers did some dirty moves on the 7th game. Lets hope next year the Oilers lock in.
This was the correct decision. Bobrovsky lost it with games 4-6. McDavid had a Conn Smythe year, one of the best playoffs in hockey history. This is well deserved.
He deserved it over any panthers player. He was the best player in the league and in the playoffs.,he broke records set by WAYNE GRETZKY …but it’s his right not to come out.,would you come out in a visiting crowd with vulgar comments and hostile words and a hostile negative chants
@@Jamendt25 but they reached their dream and it's enough I dare say. 10 losers remained. Ottawa, Columbus, Buffalo, Nashville, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Utah/ former Arizona, Vancouver, Seattle and San Jose. I can't imagine any of them winning a cup in the nearest future.
The NBA did right by handing out a Conference finals MVP and a Finals MVP. That way, you can honour the path to get there (the finals) and what you did when you got there (the championship)
@@hypn0298I wouldn’t accept a personal trophy when you could be celebrating winning a team trophy. It’s not the same, and McDavid is going through a lot of emotions. He’ll accept it likely in private.
Barkov is underrated af and he should have won the Smythe. It’s for the whole playoffs. Just look at what Barkov did all playoffs. He faced all of Tampa, Boston, and the Rangers’ top stars and completely and utterly shut them down. I believe there was only 1 goal from the star players when Barkov was on the ice in 3 straight series. His selke level defensive play was monumental in shutting down teams top players.
Really? The guy couldn't swallow his pride to come out and show respect not only to the fans and the league but to his parents to quickly pose with the trophy?
I feel awarding it to McD, is a gift for the 🇨🇦 fans. Bet I’m sure we knew that he would not want to take it in his hands. Probably both because he’s a team guy, and because he’s humble enough to stay out of the Panthers well earned celebration. Panthers fans were booing, and I thought Bob would get it just like them because it’s such a rarity to give it to a player from the loosing side. But in the and it’s hard to argue with McD’s record breaking numbers. People don’t realize what an incredible feat it would be to break a Gretz record playing in the modern era. Gretzky saw smart enough to expose all the defensive weaknesses that were present in his era of hockey, including stand up goal tending. McD plays in a time when all those weaknesses have been well shored up. So it’s truly incredible what he was able to accomplish.
I agree, and McDavid more than deserved the conn smythe. Too bad they were on the losing end of the series however but made it interesting coming back from 3-0. Also congratulations to Florida for winning there first cup!
😍😍😍😍Bob won this game by himself. We all know that Panthers win 2-1 in game 7 at Florida on Monday, June 24, 2024.😍😍😍! Congratulations to Panthers and their fans.
When Bob stopped that 5-3 power play (yes, when the panthers down a man and broken stick, essentially a 5-3), that is when I thought Bob earned it and McD. lost it to Bob. Bob held on through some intense shots to battle that win for game 7
100% well deserved. yeah bobrovsky saved the panthers in the end, but also had 3 straight games of getting handfuls of goals dropped on him, mcdavid literally had a record breaking playoff run and was 100% the whole time
As a Flames fan, I've loathed the Oilers since the mid 80's, but next year I'd like to see them win just so this kid can finally have the most difficult trophy to win in sports. I wish he had come out just to show this crowd what a good sportsman looks like.
This is the difference between Crosby and McDavid, McDavid may be better in non deciding games, but when its time to step up, Crosby is the best. Crosby is till the best player in the last 20 years.
@@МаксРогозин-е1ю Tkachuk didn't hate Calgary. He left because the government was going full shutdown mode on the border with no end in sight. He took off to the most free and competent place at the time in Florida.
Way to many Florida fans thinking McDavid shouldn’t have won it and calling him McBaby. Congrats on finally winning the cup and filling your stadium which was a ghost town a few years ago.
Stop crying, it's a team sport had to give McBaby his toy and the last ten minutes shows the team had no hope in its other players and that will simmer with a lot of them next year.... GOOD!
Honestly, the reason why Florida wins a lot of chips in the last few years is because they have good administrations and the players want to play in a state where they have no taxes and good weather conditions. People who support Florida Panthers or Tampa Bay Lightning are not real fans and are in the arenas just for partying that’s all
ive been a montreal fan since i was a kid. these fans are bandwagon 100% they did good last year and everyone hopped on board. you dont cheer your team when they do good. you cheer and hope even when there down and out.i cheered for the oilers because i wanted the cup in canada even though panthers are like 50 percent canadian.
Then MVP must stand for Most Valuable Pylon because, except for a few games, the Oiler captain did not lead effectively. He gets plenty of awards and recognition for his figure skating/points during the regular season, but this is the playoffs, and you have to show some heart. Like Bobrovsky did. And don't anyone make any excuses for him not coming out to accept the trophy. Big baby
Kinda lost a little bit of respect for McDavid tonight. He should have come out to accept it. I know he's disappointed but that's no reason to sit on the sidelines and wallow in pity. He had a fantastic playoffs and the team had a great run so the award is something that both he and the team can be proud of. He's got nothing to be ashamed of. In my opinion, it's not very respectful of the people who voted you the award, the past winners and the heritage the award holds, nor the fans to just ignore the commissioner of the league when he's awarding you the MVP. And no, you don't have to like Bettman personally but it's the grown-up and the professional thing to do to respect the office and the process. You don't have to grab it, hold it up, and hoot & holler with joy but a skate out to accept the award, a handshake and a tip of the hat to the fans wouldn't have killed him. That's what being gracious in defeat would look like.
Just felt bad for his father, he was trying to get a photo of McDavid receiving it, when he realized he wasn't coming out they left after. Proud family.
Canadian fans that continually blame the commissioner are a joke lol the oilers got the officiating edge all series and y’all still have excuses for why Edmonton lost. 🤡
None of the Canadian teams deserve it as of late. When's the last Canadian team that had such a great regular season that you thought they were instantly cup contenders based on quality and not just standings? Calgary 5-6 seasons ago and even then, the Lightning were clear cup favourites (even though both lost 1st round). The Leafs do well in the regular season standings but no one considers them a playoff capable team. I know it's just 16 wins and the regular season isn't everything but it lays out quality. There's a reason in the old format why 7th and 8th seed teams rarely won a single round.
McDavid has been incredible this post-season, but I think Bobrowsky deserved it more. He carried his team on his back all the way to the scf - once again. Game 7 too could have gone a whole lot better for the Oilers if it hadn't been for Bobrowsky...
I’m a fan of neither team but the fact that McDavid won the Conn Smythe made me absolutely sick. Personally I don’t care what kind of numbers you put up the Conn Smythe should never be awarded to a losing player I understand that it’s an individual award, but at the same time there are a lot more factors that go into it aside from stats. Also I don’t care if he’s the captain or not he still should’ve accepted it and then just chuck it on a table or something and not bringing it into the locker room. Looks like he’ll go down as the sixth illegitimate Conn Smythe winner.
Congrats Florida Congrats Connor McDavid After crying for a long time…the sun will rise again, Edmonton will come back stronger and better next time What a season everyone, cya all in October
McDavid is a team player and was where he was suppose to be -with his teammates. He didn’t take away from the Panther’s celebration either. Also classless of the Panthers fans to boo the Conn Smythe trophy winner.
@@goodmanwiseman303it was the last game of the entire championship where your McDavid was today, but Bobrovsky was today, he did everything today to ensure that his team won, today a victory was needed and it was achieved! So Bobrovsky deservedly should have been the MVP!
Has any player refused the acceptance of a trophy especially title of MVP? Giguere had balls this genius cannot accept defeat. By the way, we all know your frustration with a lack of win.
I wish people who didn't know anything about hockey would stop commenting on UA-cam videos about hockey. McDavid had a >40 point playoff run which hasn't been done since Lemieux and Gretzky, he deserves the Conn Smythe, end of story. Who would you have given it to over McDavid? I don't like the Conn Smythe being given to a member of the losing team, but this year it was well deserved. The fact you can't comprehend his achievements means you're quite uneducated in the realm of hockey. Move along and bring your ignorance with you.
Man... The guy has one of the best playoff runs in History and Florida fans don't even understand the sport enough to see what everyone else witnessed was once in a lifetime. The booing really turned me off. What an embarrassment to Florida right before what was supposed to be a great moment being presented with the cup. Then you have clowns posting their great knowledge "I guess you only need to show up for 3 games". It's MVP of the playoffs not of the series.
Bobrovsky had a .906 save percentage this playoffs which is obtainable by a goalie every single year. Barkov was a -1 and Mcdavid was a +12 this playoff and put up numbers that haven't been seen since Gretzky and Lemieux. It is pretty simple
Yeah you're correct he will come back with a big smile on his face in front of 20 000 panthers fans , your IQ is probably 10. He don't care about it and why would he ? He will beat all the record at the end of his career and will be an hall of famer. What he really want is a cup. Kid
It will be a long time before the Oil make it back to the finals to many good teams ahead of them that will contend for the cup next year , it is the hardest championship to win and the Oil lost their only chance . Congrats Florida Panthers 👍👍
To be honest i think its harder to win Conn Smythe than the Stanley Cup. I think he has plenty of reason to celebrate that. If i would win that prize i would hoist it in the air and skate over the rink like people do with the stanley cup. So proud i would be.
No, it's not. Because to win Stanley Cup you have to win in the playoffs. To win Conn Smythe you have to get votes from sports writers which is easy if you are hyped 1st overall pick and Canadian. Crosby got Smythe in 2015-16 with 19 points. It's not hard but it depends on how popular you are with sportswriters.
Florida fans kind of showed their ignorance a bit tonight by Booing McDavid. The guy deserved it. Not an Oiler or Panther Fan, just a hockey fan. I know the home crowd is full of emotion after the big win, but Bob winning the MVP evaporated after game 6. Think Connor may have won it regardless but probably would not have cared if Bob won it.
The guy got 20 points more than the top Florida player and had the 4th highest points run in a playoffs, behind only Lemieux and 2 runs by Gretzky -- 5 points behind the all-time record. I'm sick of people wanting a playoffs MVP award to go solely to the winning team. That's not the point of the award. Although Bob was great, he didn't lead the playoffs in Save % or GAA.
9 seasons in the NHL and The Golden Child McDavid has raised the Stanley Cup over his head zero times. Contrast that to Wayne Gretzky, since Oiler fans just love to make the comparisons, within his first 9 seasons, he won 4 Stanley Cup’s consecutively. The next Wayne Gretzky my ass! McCupless more like. Take last seasons Boston Bruins, the best record in NHL history, and what did that amount to? Records are impressive, but if they don’t net you that big win in the Stanley Cup Finals, doesn’t mean much! That’s why greats like Mario and Gretzky have not only lead their teams to Stanley Cup victory, but consecutively.
This is a joke... voters got caught up in the hype and not the facts. Trophy belongs to Bob or Barkov, the first who had 4 and the second 5, excellent games, not McDavid who had 2 (and was shutout in the last 2).
Yes, I appreciate this is a playoffs, not finals, MVP award, but before games 4 & 5 it was almost unanimously between Bob & Barkov. This is just hype and recency bias.
@@gmotdot It’s not a finals mvp. I don’t think you understand what McDavid did is unprecedented. He broke the record of a guy who played on a team that didn’t have a salary cap…and is commonly known as the greatest to ever the play the game. He single handled willed the finals on with a record 8 points in two playoff games. Like multiple records set. He’s done something in an era that has been impossible until now. When you take all that into account, you realize you have to give it to him. Bobrovsky was incredible, but he wasn’t monumental. Like when Vasi won it he had something crazy like ended every clinching game with a shutout. That was mind blowing. Bob broke down in three straight games. That’s where he lost it. As important as goalies are it’s shocking how rare it is to see them win the conn smyth and Bob didn’t do enough to warrant it when there was a player doing things we have never seen before.
Bob didnt deserve it. He was absolutely ATROCIOUS games 4,5,6 and that lost him the Conn Smythe. Overall he ended with a .906 in the post season. Thats not incredible by any means. In fact its pretty average. The last goalies to win the conn smythe? .937, .946, .940, .920, .945)...
![Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov hoists the Stanley Cup 🏆 [TROPHY CEREMONY] | NHL on ESPN](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/yjmkCYhrB7o/mqdefault.jpg)
First Conn Smythe winner on losing side since 2003.
Bettman just thinking about selling merchandise...
I remember that year vividly (especially since Vancouver made a 3-1 comeback against St. Louis only to blow a 3-1 lead to Minnesota the very next round). Giguere may have had a fairly average career for a starter, but this was his breakout year and I believe his playoff performance has only ever been topped in the butterfly era by Tim Thomas. He posted a .945 save %, gave up only 38 goals in 21 games, and went 15-6 despite playing 3 of the top 4 teams from the regular season that year and the Ducks only scoring 45 goals themselves. And to be fair, the next best player in that entire series was easily Martin Brodeur.
@@socialseahawksfan9325 it was 100% deserved
@@gorillaglue99 no it wasn't...a bettman scam to make money
@@socialseahawksfan9325you’re not smart
-Conn Smythe 🟢""Incoming Call""
- McDavid 🔴 ""DECLINE CALL""
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Yeah 100%. He could give two s**ts about mvp wo the cup. Still doesn’t mean he 100% doesn’t deserve it.
LOL spot on 🤣😂
1:19 "oh, he's not coming out. Ok, let's go"
He could have broke the post season record and won the cup and blew it. 😆 🤣 😂 😹 double loser. He's the first player not to accept the trophy. What a fraud. Lol. 0 points last 2 games
@freeaudiobooks7469 dude he dominated all playoffs harder to get goals banged up and when ur double teamed, he himself is a distraction and had some great opportunities mcdavid is a lot of things but not a fraud and I'm a flames fan
@@freeaudiobooks7469nah your actually stupid. Player don’t play for the conn smyth the play for the cup. Just like they don’t touch the conference finial cup. He also didn’t want to celebrate getting it. It would be like abandoning his teemates. Also don’t know how you can call mcdavid a double looser while katchuk is throwing literall temper tantrums on the ice when he dosent get the calls he wants💀💀🙏 how many cups does Florida have again?
@@freeaudiobooks7469 wait did you just say he could’ve won the cup but blew it??🙏🙏 they forced a game 7 while don’t 3-0. That’s not blowing it
@@freeaudiobooks7469 20 points over all Panthers players, became the 3rd best player in history in playoffs and broke Gretzky’s record for most assists. All that and he didn’t win the cup. He’s the best, but even the best can’t win the cup by himself
1st Canada hates Bettman,2nd,Canada hates Bettman
Even bettmans mom hates him .
*2nd,Bettman hates Canada
Last time the MVP was won by the losing team. You had to go back all the way to 2003 Mighty Ducks
At least that time Giguere came out to collect the trophy
@@declaninc classy act..
I never thought I would hear “all the way back” and “2003” in the same sentence.
@@ch44227 I know right! I remember 2003 like it was yesterday.
@@declaninc it was but I wouldn’t fault Connor McDavid for staying in the locker room with his teammates.
Absolute slap in the face to McDavid. "Hey, here's a consolation prize"
Yeah consolation prize sounds like an insult for Mc David and that is probably he took it as an insult hence he did not take the award because of the term consolation prize = 2nd place most players who consider themselves winners don’t take that and Mc David simply exercised that as such
Mcdavids overrat
Weird seeing so many Florida fans there. I remember just a few years ago, there was no one in the crowd. How times change…
It aint rocket science..most are bandwagon fans. Lets see the arena when they are low in the standings mfao
There’s hardly any Florida fans. It’s likely other teams like Calgary, Vancouver, and the kingsZ
Bandwagon fans
@@MrDeceptacon88salty mf. Cry lol
@FancyRedCat you really think people from Vancouver, Calgary and LA would travel across the country just to root for a team they aren't even a fan of? That's insane.
I like how Gary seemed like he was scared to tell them Connor won it 😅
Even his family members were waiting to see him come out😂😂😂
.. why wouldn’t they…?
Who tf cares, why bringing his family up like you’re apart of it 😂
@-Nv-94 wtf r u talking about lol
As if they werent panned to in the video @@-Nv-94
The failure of the mcdavid family and edmonton team😂😂😂😂
Jean-Sébastien Giguère was the last player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy on the losing team when the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim lost 3-0 in the 7th game of the 2003 NHL Stanley Cup Final to the New Jersey Devils in 2003 and Giguère did come out to accept the trophy.
Every winner who was on the losing side came out at least. McDavid is the first to not accept the trophy…
@@hypn0298 cause he deserves better. The cup …he is the best hockey player in the world. Shout out to the trash FLORIDA FANS (must be left wing democrats-what trash) who booed him. He was the best player in the playoffs …assholes
@@hypn0298that’s because no one cares about it if they lose. It doesn’t matter.
@@noelmongeon4433 well... it did matter for Giguere, so much that he went and won the cup 4 years later.
That's because it's such a god damn tv show now. Back in the day they had the trophy in their hands 5 mins after the game not for 15 or more. Is conner just gunna hang around and wait lol
first time since 2003 that an mvp went to a losing player? correct me if i'm wrong.
Yup. First skater to win it since the 1970's I think
How many times Conn Smythe won by a losing player?
6.
@@JanVishnevsky
Now including McDavid, 6
@@mitchellhodack657 Big thank you, my friend
Can you imagine winning the stanley cup and booing the conn smythe winner. Wow!
New Jersey Devils fans did in 2003 when Giggy accepted the Conn Smythe. And Gary Thorne went IN on them on ESPN when it happen too.
Rubbing salt in the wound. McDavid doesn't care about this bs trophy. He wanted the cup.
Idiot.
I would have respected him more if he came out to get it. Kinda makes him look like a cry baby.
@@terranboot9405florida won the cup... its their time on the ice, not his... he didn't come out to respect Florida's celebration... people really have no idea how sports work.
@@MikeHawkPEN15Are you saying that Jean-Sébastien Giguère was disrespectful to the Devils when he accepted his Conn Smythe in 2003 after losing?
@@MikeHawkPEN15It’s a huge accomplishment to win the Conn Smythe on the losing team and if he went out to get it he would just be acknowledging it, not waving it around celebrating. There are so many reasons why he didn’t go out and to ‘respect Florida’s celebration’ was definitely not it.
Edmonton just didnt look the same as games 4-6, they let florida back in, hell of a series though
Florida just tightened it up and got saves from Bob. Edmonton had plenty of chances.
@@jakermon1014not really, yes Florida tightened it up but edmonton could have done more.
The mistake Oilers did was the 2nd goal. It's no ones fault, but a mistake is a mistake, and a mistake is costly in a Stanley Cup final. Panthers was the losers last time, winners this time, so perhaps Oilers winners of 2025.
Yea, Florida was a no show for games 4-6. Just helping the nhl sell ad space for bettman.
No they didnt
I pray Mcdavid feels good about his accomplishments in the playoffs. Not likely right now but when the dust settles.
He will feel a lot better if he wins a 2nd one and his team wins the cup
Yeah he had a great game 6 and 7. He ain’t winning the cup ever
He won't. It's the cup and only the cup on his list.
It will be an absolute tragedy if someone so deserving doesn't win.
As a side note, it's a reminder that the world makes no sense when Tkachuk has a cup and McDavid doesn't.
@@analoguegeek will have to be with a different team than the Oilers. He'll be the Dan Marino of the NHL if he decides to resign with them.
@@JC-vy1bo winners find a way to win, not everyone is sidney crosby
Florida fans booing says everything you need to know about them.
Coiler fans booing during the American nation anthem tells you everything you need to know about them.
@BikJTube Canadian Fans hate US player and US Fans hate Canadian players.
Both hate eachother
Speaks volumes about how Americans are now communist.
Especially in Florida Miami where most of the former NEW YORKERS NOW LIVE in Miami - democrats
Yeah that they know it was a popularity contest. McJesus didn’t show up in 4 of 7 SCF games. And that’s why he didn’t deserve it.
@@williamhager855 Kinda but the MVP is always gifted to a player that contribute the most during the whole playoffs. Here you're only talking about two specific game in the final. You're right about not showing up in game 4 and 7, but he did contribute during most of the games. He broke the Gretzky record so that was the reason he got the Con Smyth.
Pathetic that ESPN/ABC muted out the crowd chanting Bobby.
who gives a fk. conor deserved it
get rid of ESPN /ABC worst coverage … typical evil GARY BETTMAN… hates Canada loves the almighty USA DOLLAR… by the way hockey originated in CANADA … BETTMAN is a whiny little man
Pathetic that Sean McDonagh called the Stanley cup final over Bob Wichusen, John Forslund, Kenny Albert, list goes on
They probably thought fans were chanting "BS".
They muted out the profanity that leaked through
Classless crowd booing
I dont think Florida fans or Bob himself care to much, they got the best trophy. From an Oilers fan, Congrats to Florida, maybe next year they can give Oilers that little extra step to follow in their footsteps. Please and thank you.
Ohhhh we are playing that game? Lol then; Who cares if they care or not?
Man this game was a shame. They all played pretty rough, like both teams lol. You could tell they were all just exhausted with how clumsy they got. They kept on falling all over the place.
But not even just that but there were a few times Panthers did some dirty moves on the 7th game. Lets hope next year the Oilers lock in.
Classy fan. As to those who love the game win or lose. Good luck next season!
Ok, sure, Florida fans and the man who deserved to win don't care at all (not even remotely true), so let's just give the award to the wrong man. 😅
Is nobody going to talk about the Panthers fans were booing Gary Bettman’s announcement of the winner?
This was the correct decision. Bobrovsky lost it with games 4-6. McDavid had a Conn Smythe year, one of the best playoffs in hockey history. This is well deserved.
If it had to be someone from florida, Barkov clearly
He deserved it over any panthers player. He was the best player in the league and in the playoffs.,he broke records set by WAYNE GRETZKY …but it’s his right not to come out.,would you come out in a visiting crowd with vulgar comments and hostile words and a hostile negative chants
Грёбаный Макдевид😅😂 Loooooser!!!!
This was the wrong decision. McDavid lost it with pathetic performances in games 1-3 and game 7😂
@@josiahk.2048 The award is for the entire playoffs, not just the finals.
if Florida won 4-0 Conn Smythe took to Bobby...but 4-3...
he let in like 13 goals in 4 games and they complain he didnt win it. florida fans are a joke.
Exactly
@@JoshuaRichardHancock how many points did mcdavid have those last 2 crucial games? Or the first 2?
The way Bettman framed the leadup to the announcement, it was obviously McDavid.
He should have accepted the award. Grow up Connor
he deserved the cup, but so did the panthers, he got the consolation prize, congrats panthers and to edmonton i know you’ll be back soon
Well I think Edmonton next year will not be in the finals. Unfortunately.
@@МаксРогозин-е1юI could say the same thing about Florida they had a good run that’s it don’t expect to see them play like that in a long time
they won't be back soon. theyre not colorado or tampa level teams.
@@Jamendt25 but they reached their dream and it's enough I dare say. 10 losers remained. Ottawa, Columbus, Buffalo, Nashville, Minnesota, Winnipeg, Utah/ former Arizona, Vancouver, Seattle and San Jose. I can't imagine any of them winning a cup in the nearest future.
@@marrks if they had a better goalie they would’ve won i’d say that’s their main priority right now
The NBA did right by handing out a Conference finals MVP and a Finals MVP. That way, you can honour the path to get there (the finals) and what you did when you got there (the championship)
Connor did both lol
@@LindsayWBB22 exactly....doing it the NBA way would have netted McDavid TWO trophies instead of one.
This one is gonna hurt for a while, I’ve cried so hard & still am 😔💔
loser
Connor McDavid the first player from the losing team to win the Conn Smythe since Jean-Sébastien Giguère in 2003.
At least he accepted it, McDavid is the first to not come out
@@hypn0298 I don't blame McDavid for that. It's a natural response.
Bettman Hockey League(BHL)
@@hypn0298I wouldn’t accept a personal trophy when you could be celebrating winning a team trophy. It’s not the same, and McDavid is going through a lot of emotions. He’ll accept it likely in private.
I perfectly agreed with you
Barkov is underrated af and he should have won the Smythe. It’s for the whole playoffs. Just look at what Barkov did all playoffs. He faced all of Tampa, Boston, and the Rangers’ top stars and completely and utterly shut them down. I believe there was only 1 goal from the star players when Barkov was on the ice in 3 straight series. His selke level defensive play was monumental in shutting down teams top players.
i love Barkov but there's no way it wasn't McDavid's Conn Smythe.. he had almost double the points of Barkov.
Really? The guy couldn't swallow his pride to come out and show respect not only to the fans and the league but to his parents to quickly pose with the trophy?
People need to stay classy in a situation like this. The Conn Smythe is a consolation prize.
Conor has no class. He should have come out onto the ice and accepted the trophy for the Oiler fans in attendance. Instead he acted like a baby.
Mcbaby Mcbutter
I feel awarding it to McD, is a gift for the 🇨🇦 fans. Bet I’m sure we knew that he would not want to take it in his hands. Probably both because he’s a team guy, and because he’s humble enough to stay out of the Panthers well earned celebration.
Panthers fans were booing, and I thought Bob would get it just like them because it’s such a rarity to give it to a player from the loosing side.
But in the and it’s hard to argue with McD’s record breaking numbers.
People don’t realize what an incredible feat it would be to break a Gretz record playing in the modern era.
Gretzky saw smart enough to expose all the defensive weaknesses that were present in his era of hockey, including stand up goal tending.
McD plays in a time when all those weaknesses have been well shored up. So it’s truly incredible what he was able to accomplish.
The Oilers have nothing to be ashamed of. They've made a historic come from. And all Canadians are proud of them!
I agree, and McDavid more than deserved the conn smythe. Too bad they were on the losing end of the series however but made it interesting coming back from 3-0. Also congratulations to Florida for winning there first cup!
Should some class and accept the award
Now Florida the need to show some class
😍😍😍😍Bob won this game by himself. We all know that Panthers win 2-1 in game 7 at Florida on Monday, June 24, 2024.😍😍😍! Congratulations to Panthers and their fans.
When Bob stopped that 5-3 power play (yes, when the panthers down a man and broken stick, essentially a 5-3), that is when I thought Bob earned it and McD. lost it to Bob. Bob held on through some intense shots to battle that win for game 7
Booooooo
you're doing backflips on it
r u dumb, it was a team effort. grow a pair and understand the game before making stupid comments...
Flyers fan here. Glad they mentioned Hextall at the end, but it’s been 50 years now!! Bring home the Cup Philadelphia!
Bettman is an absolute embarassment
Yesss exactly no one say anything about him such being A selfish commissioner and an American too winning 31 Stanley cup straight since 1993 till now
A very worthy achievement and awarding of the Conn Smythe trophy.
First player to ghost the commissioner, and not accept his Conn Smythe trophy! 😎
He will rue that decision.
That was McAwesome 😂
100% well deserved. yeah bobrovsky saved the panthers in the end, but also had 3 straight games of getting handfuls of goals dropped on him, mcdavid literally had a record breaking playoff run and was 100% the whole time
Butman can stick that trophy where the sun don't shine.
Toally so happy 97 back out accept first nhl do good job 👏
@@WarrenSpears-q9r what? Lol
As a Flames fan, I've loathed the Oilers since the mid 80's, but next year I'd like to see them win just so this kid can finally have the most difficult trophy to win in sports. I wish he had come out just to show this crowd what a good sportsman looks like.
He didn’t come out to get it but jsg did
Connor Mcdavid and Reggie Leach the only two non-goalies to win the Conne Smythe on a losing team. Mcdavid officially made history.
This is the difference between Crosby and McDavid, McDavid may be better in non deciding games, but when its time to step up, Crosby is the best.
Crosby is till the best player in the last 20 years.
delusional ass take.
I'm not surprised the Oilers gain another consolation prize after another year of failing. This team is the personification of participation awards.
“Shout out to my fans in Calgary - you know I couldn’t let Edmonton win”
- M. Tkachuk, June 24, 2024
Did he really say that??
@@Casket771 sure did
Tkachuk hated Calgary he was glad abandoning it.
@@МаксРогозин-е1ю Tkachuk didn't hate Calgary. He left because the government was going full shutdown mode on the border with no end in sight. He took off to the most free and competent place at the time in Florida.
@user-cj4df7vs7w I'm a Kings fan and know all too well how common Newsom and Trudeau are. I would've booked it too if I had the chance.
It is the Conner Smythe trophy now.
Way to many Florida fans thinking McDavid shouldn’t have won it and calling him McBaby. Congrats on finally winning the cup and filling your stadium which was a ghost town a few years ago.
Stop crying, it's a team sport had to give McBaby his toy and the last ten minutes shows the team had no hope in its other players and that will simmer with a lot of them next year.... GOOD!
Cry some more Boston cuck
@@donlord794 he's saying that all these new florida fans that magically appeared last year and this year are bandwagon.
Honestly, the reason why Florida wins a lot of chips in the last few years is because they have good administrations and the players want to play in a state where they have no taxes and good weather conditions. People who support Florida Panthers or Tampa Bay Lightning are not real fans and are in the arenas just for partying that’s all
ive been a montreal fan since i was a kid. these fans are bandwagon 100% they did good last year and everyone hopped on board. you dont cheer your team when they do good. you cheer and hope even when there down and out.i cheered for the oilers because i wanted the cup in canada even though panthers are like 50 percent canadian.
Bettman is universally hated, love it 😂
McDoogles stat sheet the night he won the Conn Smythe: 0-0-0, 2 shots...
Then MVP must stand for Most Valuable Pylon because, except for a few games, the Oiler captain did not lead effectively. He gets plenty of awards and recognition for his figure skating/points during the regular season, but this is the playoffs, and you have to show some heart. Like Bobrovsky did. And don't anyone make any excuses for him not coming out to accept the trophy. Big baby
I mean after those three games by bobrovsky, Mcdavid did deserve this
and does he deserve it after the most important game of the season ?
McDavid had 0 points in the last 3 games of this series.
@@Childofbhaal *Last 2 games of the series close one buddy :D
@@dandel6827 Big difference the last 2 games and he lost the Stanley Cup
@@Childofbhaal and howd Barkov do? and Bobrovsky? You really think they did better these last few games to win it over him?
a lot of cheers from the crowd
Kinda lost a little bit of respect for McDavid tonight. He should have come out to accept it. I know he's disappointed but that's no reason to sit on the sidelines and wallow in pity. He had a fantastic playoffs and the team had a great run so the award is something that both he and the team can be proud of. He's got nothing to be ashamed of.
In my opinion, it's not very respectful of the people who voted you the award, the past winners and the heritage the award holds, nor the fans to just ignore the commissioner of the league when he's awarding you the MVP. And no, you don't have to like Bettman personally but it's the grown-up and the professional thing to do to respect the office and the process.
You don't have to grab it, hold it up, and hoot & holler with joy but a skate out to accept the award, a handshake and a tip of the hat to the fans wouldn't have killed him. That's what being gracious in defeat would look like.
Classy move on McDavid’s part to not receive his trophy, but it would have been okay if he did. Well deserved.
Just felt bad for his father, he was trying to get a photo of McDavid receiving it, when he realized he wasn't coming out they left after. Proud family.
Time to wait another year to see if Canada can bring the cup back to where it belongs also hope we get a new commissioner
it belongs in detroit but we're trash and dont play defense. im just kidding obviously lol.
Canadian fans that continually blame the commissioner are a joke lol the oilers got the officiating edge all series and y’all still have excuses for why Edmonton lost. 🤡
None of the Canadian teams deserve it as of late. When's the last Canadian team that had such a great regular season that you thought they were instantly cup contenders based on quality and not just standings? Calgary 5-6 seasons ago and even then, the Lightning were clear cup favourites (even though both lost 1st round). The Leafs do well in the regular season standings but no one considers them a playoff capable team.
I know it's just 16 wins and the regular season isn't everything but it lays out quality. There's a reason in the old format why 7th and 8th seed teams rarely won a single round.
Член им в зад, а не кубок ещё 32 года. Аминь!
@@CanadianEhHole they do deserve it and that’s all I’ll say
You would swear they were in Edmonton once they announced who won the award. Facking amazing.
McDavid has been incredible this post-season, but I think Bobrowsky deserved it more. He carried his team on his back all the way to the scf - once again. Game 7 too could have gone a whole lot better for the Oilers if it hadn't been for Bobrowsky...
I’m a fan of neither team but the fact that McDavid won the Conn Smythe made me absolutely sick. Personally I don’t care what kind of numbers you put up the Conn Smythe should never be awarded to a losing player I understand that it’s an individual award, but at the same time there are a lot more factors that go into it aside from stats. Also I don’t care if he’s the captain or not he still should’ve accepted it and then just chuck it on a table or something and not bringing it into the locker room. Looks like he’ll go down as the sixth illegitimate Conn Smythe winner.
Congrats Florida
Congrats Connor McDavid
After crying for a long time…the sun will rise again, Edmonton will come back stronger and better next time
What a season everyone, cya all in October
I don’t believe that here we again with 10 years of darkness
Say hi to Chris Pronger for us
Darkness? You sound pathetic
McDavid is a team player and was where he was suppose to be -with his teammates. He didn’t take away from the Panther’s celebration either. Also classless of the Panthers fans to boo the Conn Smythe trophy winner.
Флорида с победой , Тарас с вторым кубком
i wish the nba had trophies looking this good
EA NHL should make this an achievement in their video game, lose the Cup final but win MVP.
Bobrovsky should have won the MVP
Nah, Bob stole game 1 and 3, but he was average in games 4 and 5. Also Panthers team D was incredible. McD was outstanding every game.
It's for whole playoff run.
Not just Stanley Cup Final
2 months of hockey.
Skinner let in less goals...
mcdavid was -3500 favorite, and bobrosky was a +1200, so the people with brains obviously disagree
@@goodmanwiseman303it was the last game of the entire championship where your McDavid was today, but Bobrovsky was today, he did everything today to ensure that his team won, today a victory was needed and it was achieved! So Bobrovsky deservedly should have been the MVP!
McDavid is the best. Pleasure to watch.
Bobrovsky had more class than Panther fans as hes seen applauding Connor McDavid
Connor McNoShow
I only follow guys with stanley cup rings .....who's mc norings that pos crybaby diver .......what a bum
Why didn't they show it???
there was nothing to show. mcdavid stayed in the locker room instead of coming back out to the ice to receive the trophy.
@@warrengroth5842 late!!! I hope you dont keep your anniversary with Gary like this!
Can't say he didn't deserve it.🤷
That’s unbelievable disgusting that you people boo at him
Has any player refused the acceptance of a trophy especially title of MVP? Giguere had balls this genius cannot accept defeat. By the way, we all know your frustration with a lack of win.
Nope. Giggy accepted in front of a hostile New Jersey crowd too.
obviously he's frustrated?
Congratulations McDavid!
Oiler fan here, Bob deserved it , not McDavid.
Lol. Suuuuuure you're an Oilers fan 🤣
McDavid was easily the most deserving to win that.
Facts! Bob should've gotten the Conn Smythe trophy
At least Giguere went back
I guess you just have to show up in 3 of seven games to win the Conn Smythe, good to know.
I mean, who would you have given it to? Bc barkov and bob only showed up for 3 and 4 games respectively as well lol
MVP is for all playoffs, rookie
Your ignorance is showing.
I wish people who didn't know anything about hockey would stop commenting on UA-cam videos about hockey. McDavid had a >40 point playoff run which hasn't been done since Lemieux and Gretzky, he deserves the Conn Smythe, end of story. Who would you have given it to over McDavid? I don't like the Conn Smythe being given to a member of the losing team, but this year it was well deserved. The fact you can't comprehend his achievements means you're quite uneducated in the realm of hockey. Move along and bring your ignorance with you.
Man... The guy has one of the best playoff runs in History and Florida fans don't even understand the sport enough to see what everyone else witnessed was once in a lifetime. The booing really turned me off. What an embarrassment to Florida right before what was supposed to be a great moment being presented with the cup. Then you have clowns posting their great knowledge "I guess you only need to show up for 3 games". It's MVP of the playoffs not of the series.
It’s interesting the fans booed Connor like crazy! Give it a rest you guys won the cup!! What more do you want??
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Дали мальчику конфетку , что бы сильно не плакал
Bobrovsky had a .906 save percentage this playoffs which is obtainable by a goalie every single year. Barkov was a -1 and Mcdavid was a +12 this playoff and put up numbers that haven't been seen since Gretzky and Lemieux. It is pretty simple
Imagine how much money Bettman made on the NHL betting site🤔
I mean it's right in his name ffs.
@@misterfunnybones duuuuuuude how did I not catch this before, youre a genius lol. It makes sense now.
@@lAmCanad1an he should change his first name to Sports...Sports Bettman.
Connor needs to sign with an team in the USA now
Did McDavid even play the last two games? Talk about choking.
Him and Drai combined didn't do jack in the last two games, or am I wrong?
Is the award only based on the last 2 games? No way! It isn’t! Cope.
How many professional sports teams have you played on? How many seasons? How many championships? (Pickle ball doesn’t count.)
Yes he played. Did you actually watch or busy smokin cannabis
I didn't see McDavid come out to accept the award, so what does that tell you?
I was cheering for Florida but McDavid absolutely deserved conn smythe this year
Deserved to be 2nd in voting, behind Bob
@@EpicDragonTKcry more
@@Mikgwerd go be irrelevant somewhere else
crowd knows who win.
BOBBY got robbed. He should've won the Conn Smythe.
This man deserves a fkn Stanley Cup.
It can now be renamed the con-man smythe trophy in honor of his historic losing effort
Connor would not have cared if the Bobber got it.
Bob Bobbioh
Arrogant poor sportsmanship for not coming out for Conn Smyth
Are you joking?
Yeah you're correct he will come back with a big smile on his face in front of 20 000 panthers fans , your IQ is probably 10. He don't care about it and why would he ? He will beat all the record at the end of his career and will be an hall of famer. What he really want is a cup. Kid
It will be a long time before the Oil make it back to the finals to many good teams ahead of them that will contend for the cup next year , it is the hardest championship to win and the Oil lost their only chance . Congrats Florida Panthers 👍👍
Curious as to who you think is in a better position right now?
To be honest i think its harder to win Conn Smythe than the Stanley Cup. I think he has plenty of reason to celebrate that. If i would win that prize i would hoist it in the air and skate over the rink like people do with the stanley cup. So proud i would be.
No, it's not. Because to win Stanley Cup you have to win in the playoffs. To win Conn Smythe you have to get votes from sports writers which is easy if you are hyped 1st overall pick and Canadian. Crosby got Smythe in 2015-16 with 19 points. It's not hard but it depends on how popular you are with sportswriters.
Советская вратарская школа в нхл и наши пацаны лучшие! За родину!
Florida fans kind of showed their ignorance a bit tonight by Booing McDavid. The guy deserved it. Not an Oiler or Panther Fan, just a hockey fan. I know the home crowd is full of emotion after the big win, but Bob winning the MVP evaporated after game 6. Think Connor may have won it regardless but probably would not have cared if Bob won it.
The guy got 20 points more than the top Florida player and had the 4th highest points run in a playoffs, behind only Lemieux and 2 runs by Gretzky -- 5 points behind the all-time record.
I'm sick of people wanting a playoffs MVP award to go solely to the winning team. That's not the point of the award. Although Bob was great, he didn't lead the playoffs in Save % or GAA.
Guess Jersey fans are also ignorant too since they did the same to Giguere?
Even his dad said no 0:54
Well deserved ❤! Obviously he didn’t play super well these last 2 games, but in the playoffs overall, he’s been phenomenal.
9 seasons in the NHL and The Golden Child McDavid has raised the Stanley Cup over his head zero times. Contrast that to Wayne Gretzky, since Oiler fans just love to make the comparisons, within his first 9 seasons, he won 4 Stanley Cup’s consecutively. The next Wayne Gretzky my ass! McCupless more like. Take last seasons Boston Bruins, the best record in NHL history, and what did that amount to? Records are impressive, but if they don’t net you that big win in the Stanley Cup Finals, doesn’t mean much! That’s why greats like Mario and Gretzky have not only lead their teams to Stanley Cup victory, but consecutively.
Sid the Kid was the true Next One and he has 3 cups to boot
This is a joke... voters got caught up in the hype and not the facts. Trophy belongs to Bob or Barkov, the first who had 4 and the second 5, excellent games, not McDavid who had 2 (and was shutout in the last 2).
Yes, I appreciate this is a playoffs, not finals, MVP award, but before games 4 & 5 it was almost unanimously between Bob & Barkov. This is just hype and recency bias.
@@gmotdot It’s not a finals mvp. I don’t think you understand what McDavid did is unprecedented. He broke the record of a guy who played on a team that didn’t have a salary cap…and is commonly known as the greatest to ever the play the game. He single handled willed the finals on with a record 8 points in two playoff games. Like multiple records set. He’s done something in an era that has been impossible until now.
When you take all that into account, you realize you have to give it to him. Bobrovsky was incredible, but he wasn’t monumental. Like when Vasi won it he had something crazy like ended every clinching game with a shutout. That was mind blowing. Bob broke down in three straight games. That’s where he lost it. As important as goalies are it’s shocking how rare it is to see them win the conn smyth and Bob didn’t do enough to warrant it when there was a player doing things we have never seen before.
Bob didnt deserve it. He was absolutely ATROCIOUS games 4,5,6 and that lost him the Conn Smythe. Overall he ended with a .906 in the post season. Thats not incredible by any means. In fact its pretty average. The last goalies to win the conn smythe? .937, .946, .940, .920, .945)...
Well, we may remember that in 2003, Giguère won the Conn Smythe without winning the Cup, by 2007, he had his Cup.