Jordan Staal Gets The Hardware In A Captain’s Season

Jordan Staal’s postseason ended with the kind of honor that usually comes wrapped in a lot of heavy lifting and very little flash. The Conn Smythe Trophy goes to the player who mattered most in the playoffs, and Carolina’s captain spent the run doing all the stuff coaches adore and highlight reels usually ignore. Multiple outlets point to him as the MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, which tells you this was about impact, not just points.