Dobes’ Conn Smythe Hail Mary Has The NHL Watching

Jakub Dobes has somehow entered the Conn Smythe conversation, which tells you everything you need to know about how weird playoff mythology gets when a goalie catches lightning in a bottle. The chatter is real, but so is the gap between a fun run and a trophy that usually goes to the guy driving the bus, not just riding shotgun. Still, when a netminder starts turning “why not?” into a legitimate discussion, the market gets a lot more interesting.