Jordan Staal’s Quiet Conn Smythe Push Is Getting Loud

Jordan Staal is not the flashiest name in the room, which is exactly why this story has teeth. The NHL EDGE data is giving his Conn Smythe case some serious backbone, and that is the kind of stuff that makes coaches grin and rival bench bosses mutter under their breath. When a player like Staal starts tilting the ice in ways the box score does not fully catch, the conversation gets a lot more interesting.