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canuck_11

“He’s not coming out. Let’s go.” -McDavid’s dad to his mom.


jessasaurusrex5

I mean I can’t imagine why you would want to come out… maybe if you are with your home crowd??


lonewolf210

I mean who doesn’t want to get booed for winning the Conn Smythe? /s


Extension_Can_2973

Yeah F that. Come out during one of the lowest moments of your life to pose for a picture so you can be reminded of it for the rest of your life- no thanks.


ItsMeJaredBednar

lowest moments of your life is surely a bit hyperbolic lol


Geralt-of-Rivai

If it was at home I think he would have done it. In Florida, fuck no


PapiSurane

*overheard in the delivery room*


Medium_Register70

No one wants that photo to be your career legacy.


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blueorcawhale

I think he’s extremely upset they just lost game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. He has nothing to be embarrassed about.


codbgs97

Yeah, I honestly don’t even think the narrative should be him disappearing. The Panthers’ defense played a nearly perfect game tonight, fuckin prime Gretzky probably wouldn’t have scored.


tonytroz

They bodied him all game long. They weren’t going to let him dangle through poke checks again. It’s crazy how different the Panthers are when they have a lead. They completely lock down the bottom half of their zone and block all of the shooting lanes from the point. First goal meant literally everything this series.


Smothdude

I disagree. There were a lot of opportunities to score. We just didn't capitalize on their mistakes (about 5 chances with a gaping net), and they capitalized on our mistakes (Bouchard failed clearance on the first goal against and Kulak major mistake on the second goal against)


codbgs97

Yeah but even when the net was open, there wasn’t a clean shot at it because of the Panthers’ defensive positioning. Bob was much less perfect than the defense, I’ll definitely say that. He got bailed out a number of times.


Thallis

Draisitl had one in the 2nd off a feed from McDavid and missed.


mdb_la

Totally fair to not want to be another [Sad Jiggy](https://records.nhl.com/site/asset/public/ext/Conn%20Smythe/2003ConnSmythe.jpg)


surmatt

Because he's the captain and being with his team, doing his captain responsibilities it doesn't really bother me. If it was some goalie for Edmonton that stood on his head I'd expect them to come out


NotTheRocketman

I don't think he's embarrassed, I think he's angry/sad. He doesn't give a shit about the Conn Smythe, nor should he.


Silidon

Also I'm sure he's seen the picture of Giguere with just the deadest eyes in sports and has no desire to recreate it.


JustHach

He already did a good job in his reaction to [Edmonton winning the draft lottery](https://external-preview.redd.it/rM1gzRzwGj1vSLyhSiwM-ocOGM6gw0Tj2fnZRtLpfqI.jpg?auto=webp&s=5d4e53927caf43551e06e73aceffdb194352eb41)


gtsomething

To be fair, over time we've learned that's his face in like 90% of situations.


CLASSIFIED_DOCS

It's Cup or bust, after all.


KILLER_IF

0 way. Even if McDavid scored 5 goals tonight and the Oilers lost 6-5, he wouldn’t have come out. Man only came here for the cup, he does not want anything else


Leujo

The Oilers went into the dressing room well before the announcement of the conn smythe winner... Probably undressed by the time they made the announcement?


butts-kapinsky

Buddy was mid helicopter-dick when Bettman knocked on the door


Nduguu77

Dancing on the table like Jeremy Giambi


lambtonledge

Nah fuck that Stanley or nothing McDavid is a team first guy doesn’t care about solo trophys


LewdPrude420

Nah its about the team


FartfaceMacGee

No. He doesn’t care. He’s an ACTUAL team player.


butts-kapinsky

Dudes a leader. I'd feel pretty fucking stupid bouncing on my team to go grab my personal hardware.


SaulBerenson12

“Hey guys I’ll be right back!”


cnjcnj

Not one-tenth as disrespectful as the classless Panthers fans booing the decision.  


Sloth_Monk

lmao, ABC cutting audio & avoiding showing the ice cause McDavid didn’t come out


QueenIsTheWorstBand

ABC has cut the audio for half of this celebration. Heaven forbid a curse word goes on air


NotTheRocketman

Blame the Blues for dropping non-stop F bombs on air.


Chuckabilly

Blame Americans for giving a fuck.


gh0stpr0t0c0l8008

https://preview.redd.it/vr2n6ap83n8d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=703b21f49ed876b04f8005b5cc5bebf7f8c19802 It’s the fellows at the freaking FCC.


new_nimmerzz

TV censors are some weird group of religious zealots claiming the world will end if American TV shows tittes or throws an FBomb “unartistically” during prime time…. Then there the rest of the world….


Sjdillon10

Let’s show this guys fucked up face after taking 100 mph clapper into the mouth! God look at the brutality! Teeth on the ice and a pool of blood! But you better not say bad words!!!


mvperri

You can watch people get beaten bloody though and any number of crime dramas where they just straight up show mutilated corpses. Don’t curse though.


barriguscanreddit

We don’t give a fuck to be fair


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creambike

Imagine caring about tits either? Jesus Christ.


Golden_Hour1

Oh no... F bombs! What will the world do?!


bananafone7475

I cannot wait until ESPN loses their rights. I hope they get it together but to have cut audio for what seemed like 10 seconds multiple times during the broadcast is a joke.


Zaboomafood

They cut it again when Paul Maurice got the cup. So many f-bombs!


TheMoistyTowelette

I was wondering what happened.. I assumed it was my garbage spectrum cable


abenn_

I thought that was our TV glitching, but it makes sense now


ahr3410

Jean-Sébastien McDavid


IanicRR

McD did the smart thing by not going to get it and avoiding any pictures.


Hero_of_Brandon

I'm disappointed. I really wanted the 1000 yard stare sad McDavid meme.


nanapancakethusiast

We got enough in that rough post game interview


Angry_beaver_1867

His parents seemed disappointed. Dad has his phone out for the photo and everything. 


JustFryingSomeGarlic

I don't know. J-S got out and earned his cup a few seasons later. Maybe McJesus offended the hockey gods.


TallGuy0525

Jiggy at least came out and accepted it. And the pain.


digitalfortressblue

There is something so powerful about that picture. I am fascinated by it. He is so clearly pissed off but he manned up and accepted it anyway.


dnicks17

They basically grabbed him directly out of the handshake line and gave it to him. He didn't have a chance to bail.


Allomantic_Breeze

McDavid manned up by high fiving and encouraging every single team mate off the ice and choosing to stay with his team after a difficult loss over accepting a personal award. Fuck outta here


Table_Coaster

if he had to do it over again I'm sure he wouldn't have done it on account of those brutal pictures lol


TallGuy0525

I don't know about that. Simply because he did get his Cup a few years later. So now he's a guy with a Cup and a Conn Smythe. If he never won it though, I'd absolutely agree with you. But I also think that's what makes it so admirable. Like, even as it was happening, you know that no part of him wanted to go out there and accept that trophy. But he still did. All the props in the world for that action on its own


nanapancakethusiast

I think it shows insane amounts of character and strength to accept that award. And that’s coming from a Sharks fan to a Duck. Edit; a *Mighty* Duck, I might add


Material-Fish-8638

We all saw that coming right?


kenyan12345

Yup


JustFred24

Ya... https://preview.redd.it/273yu9dwwm8d1.png?width=827&format=png&auto=webp&s=9baf767207337a1914e954942b8fefe22efc567f


fucktheredwings69

Bob not scoring lately killed his chances


Charlie2343

I mean is a .903 save pct conn smyth worthy? Barkov if anyone


BursleyBaits

I do think Barkov took some of the Bobrovsky votes - probably didn't make a difference in the end, but still


GameDoesntStop

I mean, here are the last 5 goalies to win: |Year|Goalie|SV%| --:|:--|--:|:--| |2003|Jean-Sebastien Giguere|94.5%| |2006|Cam Ward|92.0%| |2011|Tim Thomas|94.0%| |2012|Jonathan Quick|94.6%| |2021|Andrei Vasilevskiy|93.7%| Bob's 90.3% just doesn't fit into that crowd.


ThePerpetualNewGuy

Tim Thomas and Cam Ward 100% won the stanley cup in 2006 and 2011. Can Ward was also a rookie the year he won. 


Keylows

Tim Thomas and Cam Ward both were on winning teams when they won the conn smythe, 2011 and 2006


tacticalcanadian

I guarantee those last 3 games killed most of his Conn Smythe votes.


dothebender1101

Most? Guy was running a .780, you ain't winning it with that


no_racist_here

Gotta show up when it matters and they had to carry Bob because he was a literal scoring liability


IanicRR

I love how Bettman came out justifying the choice because of the crowd. But like everyone knew.


Xeteh

Yeah, would have been pretty obvious that they want it to go to a winning team only if he hadn't.


Penguin_Admiral

Until this last game id say it was a lock for him. But in the game that mattered most Bob showed up and Mcdavid disappeared


Bubblegumking1

You cannot make an argument for bob after the oilers destroyed him for 3 games to force a g7


elbenji

But it's supposed to be all playoffs and the game that mattered he sat on his head


HoboSkid

those previous 3 games where Bob looked not great exist too


KILLER_IF

Yeah that’s why McDavid should have, and did win the CS. He was far better than anyone else for the majority of these playoffs. The CS isn’t a player of the match, or player of the finals award.


GoStockYourself

Honestly I thought this game was much more due to the entire Florida team stifling the Oilers offence and Bob didn’t have to stand on his head at all. Oilers missed the net on a few of their prime chances or just got tangled among Florida skaters. The one time we got clearly through Florida's chokehold Bob got beat pretty cleanly by a third liner. McDavid's best chance he wasn't able to get the puck to the net. Draisaitl missed the net on his best opportunity as did Bouchard. He did have a nice pad to prevent a puck getting through to Hyman, though. That was pretty huge. I didn’t watch the rest of the Florida playoffs but Bob really only stood out for 2 of the 7 games in the finals. Barkov was better IMO even if Bob stole game 1. Bob had an .889 save percentage in the finals and a .906 through the playoffs. Those just aren't Conn Smythe numbers. Who cares though. It takes a whole team to win the cup and that is the trophy that matters. Enjoy and congrats.


meadow_sunshine

Goalie conn smyths are the laziest thing


darksaber14

Ireland wins but Krum gets the Snitch.


KILLER_IF

Except McDavid would have never stupidly caught the snitch if he knew they were gonna lose, just so he could “make the final score look close”.


dothebender1101

The Wronski Feint takes another victim


GMeister249

That’s just bad game design. Why Quaffle about with the rest of it?


SpinoramaHockey

https://i.redd.it/pb89ktc3ym8d1.gif


IanicRR

His dad ain’t want that shit lmao


BosLahodo

He don wan it


PackDaddy21222

She’s muh Queen.


HunterRiver

Repeated trauma from his Erie Otters days


Yoni_k46

Bet you McDavid doesn't give a fuck


jampk24

He'll probably appreciate it more if he wins a Cup eventually


Angry_beaver_1867

I bet in a memoir he will look back on the moment saying it was disrespectful to the trophy 


jeric13xd

OH SHIT HAHAHAHAH Obviously deserved but that’s gotta be tough for McJesus


UnhealthyCheesecake

“You won” “I DONT WANT IT MAN”


ny_rangers

Connor "Jon Snow" McDavid


EarthWarping

He didn't come out to accept it.


TallGuy0525

Giguere the GOAT. Took that shit on the chin


Louxneauwytz

For real. The boos were DEAFENING in that arena when his name was called, and he just ate it.


TallGuy0525

Marty incredible that year, especially 3 shutouts in the Final. I get why the crowd was pissed. Jiggy still deserved it though, and I have all the fuckin respect in the world for that man going out there. To come up short after what he did all through the playoffs UNEXPECTEDLY, has to be a pain that has no equal in hockey. Like, McDavid is hurting right now, but the hurt of a guy who is the undisputed best in the league who is expected to be here can't compare to 03 Jiggy.


asparagusbruh

Another reason why 07 was so nice gigs deserved that championship more than anyone has ever deserved a championship


TallGuy0525

I know being a Kings fan means I'm supposed to hate y'all, but I just don't lol. I was born in 91 so Mighty Ducks is probably the reason I love hockey lol All that to say, I was crushed in 03. And 07 felt like 90% as good as when the Kings finally got ours. That Niedermayer tip in Game 5 against Detroit to force OT, then Selanne lifting it over a sprawling Hasek in OT? I was screeeeeeaming through my hallway lol


pastrknack

Why would he


Prison-Date-Mike

Did he not come out to accept it? 😭


EarthWarping

No. They're going to force him to take a photo with it before he leaves the arena probably


JoshJones18

That is going to be one miserable looking photo


heyheyitsandre

Been a theme in soccer as of late too, most notably the euros tournament making luka modric take a pic with his man of the match award after Croatia just got bumped down to 3rd in their group and likely eliminated. Hilarious, and miserable https://preview.redd.it/m51ubbgpym8d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=201a430f47465e86385fd2ac70ad5fa8b9ed9adc


OcelotWolf

BAHAHAHA


AK-11

Damn this might be worse than the Jiggy’s.


Nduguu77

POW fucking picture lmfao


Tasty-Performance275

lol it's going to be so funny


bufflo1993

https://x.com/MargeauxMaron/status/862110021026324480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E862110021026324480%7Ctwgr%5E4b69fccf9ae4d133a6ab18952a91ebac0638c9bf%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fglobalnews.ca%2Fnews%2F3439990%2Fmy-friends-parents-met-connor-mcdavid-today-and-the-photo-is-fantastic%2F


Unhappy_Lemon6374

Mods can we please make it the sidebar photo for the entire offseason? Or the icon photo?


ssurfer321

It's going to look like a mug shot


Du6e

I mean, dude broke a Gretzky record. It had to be him


tonytroz

And a 20 point lead over all his opponents and battled back to force a game 7. It was a lock.


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NinjaGoalie97

You can’t say he doesn’t deserve it


Ugaalive1991

Oh I can think of one certain Miami Herald columnist who probably thinks otherwise. And ya know it.


atomlinson89

Mr. Coté


AK-11

Greg and Dan are going to be insufferable after this.


Ugaalive1991

Greg deserves it. Dan should walk to Africa.


snd-ur-amicus-briefs

He deserved it but I’m still shocked they gave it to him. But when you break a Gretzky record you’re probably a shoe in for the Conn Smythe.


UnderCoverDoughnuts

Salt in the wound. I mean, congrats to him but I can't imagine that's much of a consolation right now.


IcyMission3

Finals Lebron


IanicRR

Except this league actually gave their LeBron the trophy instead of giving it to the guy who guarded him and only let him score 35 points per game.


Billy8000

And this reward is for the whole playoffs while the NBA one is finals MVP, which I feel like is a big part


IanicRR

Yeah but LeBron absolutely tore up the Warriors in 2015. Jerry West is still the only player to get it for a losing team, but Bron should have joined him that year. Love and Kyrie were hurt. He was going to war with Delly and Mozgov and was still unstoppable.


joshkitty

ESPN muted the stream cause he was getting BOO'd loL


mdlt97

no one else deserved it, a historic playoff performance from McDavid, but also hilarious at the same time


Consider_Kind_2967

It's impressive to consider it's probably the best playoff performance since Roy in 93 or Mario in 91. But it's also gotta be crushing. What's tough about the sport is that unlike say basketball or a QB in football, it's basically impossible for one skater to win a game alone.


Neri25

Pretty brutal micro-stat Sportscenter dug up, 2-10 across the entire playoff run when McDrai failed to log a single point. They really do live and die by those two.


HereticsSpork

I don't think he gives a shit right now.


Zanchbot

Not entirely unexpected, but you have to imagine it's pretty meaningless to McDavid. There's only one trophy he really wanted.


Latest-greatest

Don’t blame him one bit for not coming out to get the trophy


jpcgy

Absolutely completely deserved. That’s gotta suck terribly though. Shades of Messi in 2014


Outside_Abroad_3516

Why didn’t he win the other trophy? Is he stupid????


MavsFanForLife

deserved it. best playoff performance I've seen by a losing team's player since JS Giguere all those years ago vs the Devils


Whiston1993

Had some tough games at the end but like… yeah of course he was


Toru_Yano_Wins

It's a fun award. Not a fun announcement live. LMAO


queenw_hipstur

Deserved. Legendary playoffs.


Tuxxmuxx

man no matter the last two games, very well deserved. It's a whole playoff trophy, not a finals trophy for a reason.


ChuckFeathers

Had 11 points in the finals too.


myxanders

Deserved


Frostdavid

I feel like they shoulda told him as he was leaving the ice? I feel like all his gear was taken off and he couldn’t come out. Idk tho


topbuttsteak

The more I think about it, if he had come out to accept the award, walking into a locker room full of disheartened teammates carrying the physical embodiment of "Why didn't you guys help me more?" wouldn't really be a very captain-y thing to do. Or maybe he just felt bad about disappearing in games 6 and 7 idk


Baikken

Idgaf. You break a Gretzky record, you deserve it.


RelaxingRed

Even no showing today it was still the right choice, but the camera cutting to his parents was fucking funny as hell.


willard287

McDavid didn’t even show up lmaoo


Charlie2343

I mean yeah it wasn’t close


tanneroni9

It’s crazy how many people hate him for playing well in here


CydoniaKnight

Just had a bit of a 'Nam flashback


TealMadSus

What was the crowd chanting that caused them to cut the audio?


MysteriousTie6279

I would say probably Fuck McDavid lol


dothingsunevercould

How didn't an official stop him from going to the locker room so he could accept the Conn Smythe? 


TangAlpha

PK about to get fired from ESPN. Rant incoming


WlNNIPEGJETS

Smart man. The Meme Factory on r/NHLCircleJerk would have been never ending


bryan792

Deserved


Low-Contract2015

Funny thing is— if Edmonton got swept it would have went to Bob— and McDavid had 0 points in game 6 and 7


Villito

For sure, but they came back to 3-3. McDavid had 11 points in 7 games while Bob dropped to .906 sv-% for the playoffs. Latest goalies to win it have had their sv-% in .93s and .94s


shig-baq

Holy shit


Ugaalive1991

Do it against Bama.


abbytarar

Deserved


-DonnieDarko-

holy shit


ManWithBag15

Didn't even come out for it. Doesn't want that picture, I get it.


KashaWells

I guess I can't blame him for not coming out for it, fuck that.


OG-Omar

They actually did it. Holy shit. I didn’t think I’d ever see a player on the losing team win the mvp.


bigbear-08

First since 2003


ChuckFeathers

Happened a few times but usually just goalies.


ny_rangers

Did he not even come out? I wanted another Giguere-type pic lol


DrexellGames

Deserves it


LeoFireGod

He didn’t even come back on the ice. God that’s so awful man.


Expensive-Step-6551

First player to win it from the losing team since Giguere in '03?


db741

Holy shit, PK and Mess gotta be going crazy after this


winkNfart

he just say fuck off i’m not going out there?? weird tv coverage at that point


sunnywow

That was an awkward moment but, I’m sure that’s the last thing on McDavid’s mind.


not_a-replicant

That’s gotta be the one trophy he doesn’t want. I’m hoping this inspires a heel turn of epic proportions and he just goes absolutely crazy next season.


huskyferretguy1

He should have accepted it but I understand that he didn't perform well in Games 6/7. Plus the crowd kept on swearing so his presence would not have helped.


KrozFan

[Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrhic_victory)


mrmooseisloose55

I learned tonight that John Cena is Connor McDavid when he accepted the Conn Smythe. You can't see McDavid.


Fizzyliftingdranks

Nooo haha I wanted the other one jk unless - Connor probably


ishouldbemoreprivate

As a Canucks fan, you won't catch me cheering for Edomonton anytime soon, but I have no issues with McDavid not coming back out for the "photo op." When it's going to a player on the losing team, they should just bring it to the NHL Awards show and present it there. Much better circumstances. Some may argue that this is why a player on the winning team should get it, but McDavid earned it, and no one was close. Bobrovsky was until he had 3 bad games.


YannieTheYannitor

You guys know it’s the playoff MVP and not the SCF game 6 and 7 MVP, right? Absolutely deserved it


teddyjj399

He can have it I don’t give a fuck and I guarantee the players feel that way too


ldnk

That's exactly how he felt given that he didn't come out for it.


HaratoBarato

Congrats. At the same time, it wasn’t given to McDavid. He earned it. No one of the Panthers deserves that over him.


darabricfeasta

Sounds like you got some fuck.  


pastrknack

I promise no one cares what you think


whogivesashirtdotca

Sore winners are so fucking weird. You just won the Cup yet you sound angry and vituperative? Get a grip.


Tokyo091

These fuckers are booing McDavid? Fuck them


CarlSwagan_

No argument for anyone else. It’s the most valuable player in the playoffs, not on the winning team.


-Nyco-

Absolutely fucking deserved. We are so lucky to have the chance to see this man play the game


smoked_before_this

https://preview.redd.it/lqsbyrakwm8d1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=734f4cfebb17183737a873646fd3e3f12412824e dread it, run from it, destiny arrives all the same. This is my Stanley Cup, Connor!!!


labadee

Can’t argue that decision