Why I Think Flower Deserves The Conn Smythe

Consistency. Geno was consistently the Pens best player. Fleury led in some bad goals in Games 1 and 2 of the SCF. And might’ve been the reason why the series was pushed to 7 games. Certainly, the Pens were playing on equal terms with the Wings and didn’t have to spend a couple of games to adjust like last year. Fleury was mediocre in the Caps series. Against the Hurricanes, John Curry could’ve played in net and the Pens still would’ve won in 4.

Fleury’s legacy as a big-game goalie was cemented in the final 5 seconds of Game 7 not before it.

If you’re looking at consistency, then Geno isn’t exactly there yet… I mean, don’t get me wrong, he was good. But I think Sid was more consistent throughout the Playoffs as a whole. I also think winning the MVP award should be about more than your points production.

Sorry, Geno deserved it… more points in the playoffs than anyone in two decades. Fleury came up huge in Games six and seven, but was outplayed by much of the series by Chris Osgood (and in game five by Garon!)

No one outplayed Geno.

I think consistently Geno was a better player than Fluery. Other than 2 games in the Caps series, I think Geno just flat out played better. I think the aware should have gone to either him or Sid.

I am not, in no way, down playing Fluery’s contribution, because, you’re right, without Fluery, we would not have won. However, Fluery did not play as consistent as Geno or Crosby.

It’s the most valuable player, value can be associated with how big of a difference does he make on the team.
Value can also be applied in how the team would be without him, a team with no Fluery wouldn’t be Stanley Cup champions, I’m not sure we would get past Carolina, but with no Geno there’s atill Jordan and Sidney and Chris and Sergei and the rest of the crew to keep the offense a float, no Fleury and the the defense wolud “sink”.

Nothing against Geno by the way!

But technically, he had a better post-season goalie-wise last year. There isn’t any way you could give it to him now when Geno’s put up the most points since Gretzky. I’m sure he’s happy with his name on that big shiny silver thing.

in order for me to think about a goalie getting the smythe, he has to steal about 2 games a series. that make him the differance maker. flower stole two this series, two in the philly series. but not so much pressure in the caps and canes series

i thought he got the first star of the game

As a Wings fan, who admittedly didn’t watch the first 3 rounds of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, I absolutely expected Malkin to win the Conn Smythe. I gained a lot of respect for Malkin in the Finals as he obviously put his heart, soul, and weight into the games. He threw the body around, and I think it was his fight against Zetterberg that really made me take notice. I suspect I wouldn’t see Crosby throwing punches like that.

In last year’s finals Malkin was obviously a shell of himself and the difference between last year and this year was night and day. So much so that based on my limited viewing I thought Malkin should wear the C instead of Crosby. You are welcome to tell me why I am wrong but that’s my perspective from the best playoff series I’ve watched in years.