Andersen’s Conn Smythe Stock Climbs as the Pressure Rises

Frederik Andersen’s name is getting hotter at exactly the right time, which is usually how this trophy conversation starts to get serious. In the Final, every save gets magnified and every wobble turns into a 48-hour debate show, so a moving line on a goalie is not nothing. The Conn Smythe race always rewards the player who looks like he owns the biggest moments, and Andersen is giving the oddsmakers a reason to pay attention.