Recent report unveils just how close former Bruins captain Brad Marchand was to winning the Conn Smythe
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Brad Marchand played a huge role for the Florida Panthers, and was in talks about winning the Conn Smythe, but how close was he exactly?
The Florida Panthers acquired Brad Marchand during the NHL trade deadline, and it's safe to say it was one of the most valuable moves in recent memory.
A conditional second-round pick is all it took for the Panthers to acquire him, and he was easily one of their best players.
There were a lot of talks towards the end of the season that Brad Marchand was going to be in the conversation for the Conn Smythe Trophy, and he just missed it.
Brad Marchand nearly misses the Conn Smythe
Gary Bettman ended up revealing that Marchand's teammate, Sam Bennett, the leading goal scorer in the playoffs with 15 goals won the Conn Smythe.
BENNETT IS THE CONN SMYTHE WINNER! 👏
After leading the League with 15 goals through the postseason, Sam Bennett has been crowned the MVP of these #StanleyCup Playoffs.
After leading the League with 15 goals through the postseason, Sam Bennett has been crowned the MVP of these #StanleyCup Playoffs.
This shocked many as there was a lot of belief that Marchand should have been the winner.
Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff revealed the official voting for the Conn Smythe this morning, and it was really close.
Ballots revealed #TimeToHunt Sam Bennett narrowly topped teammate Brad Marchand in close call for the Conn Smythe Trophy, as voted by @ThePHWA.
Official voting:
Sam Bennett, Florida: 76 points
Brad Marchand, Florida: 68 points
Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida: 10 points
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton: 7 points
Gustav Forsling, Florida: 1 point
Brad Marchand, Florida: 68 points
Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida: 10 points
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton: 7 points
Gustav Forsling, Florida: 1 point
Brad Marchand was just eight points away from taking home the Conn Smythe.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 18 | 440 ANSWERS Recent report unveils just how close former Bruins captain Brad Marchand was to winning the Conn Smythe Do you think Brad Marchand should have won the Conn Smythe? | ||
| Yes | 303 | 68.9 % |
| No | 137 | 31.1 % |
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