Welcome to the final Conn Smythe Watch of the 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs 🙌 wyshynski and other writers give their top 10 candidates ➡️
He leads the Panthers with nine goals, four of them game-winners. He leads the team with 21 points, six more than any other player. He had 11 points against the Bruins in their first-round shocker, including the goal that started it all: Overtime in Game 5, facing elimination. He assisted on Verhaeghe's series-clincher, too. He was quieter against the Maple Leafs with five points, but three of them came in their statement Game 1 win.
His swagger has defined the upstart Cats. Those 11 points against Boston came after he said it would be a miracle if they even won a game in the series."I don't even know if 'underdog' is a right phrase for us right now, going against that talent and everything they've done this year," he said. Talk about motivation. Factor in those goal celebrations and those Tkachukian moments of agitation, and he's been the engine for the Panthers' race to the Final.
Again, it's razor thin between Tkachuk and Bobrovsky for the Conn Smythe -- basically a toss-up. But it's an award the writers help determine. And right now, there's no better story in the NHL than last summer, becoming the face of the franchise this season, and ascending to another level of sports celebrity this postseason in leading them to their first championship.
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