Jordan Staal’s Weird Conn Smythe Case Has the Room Talking

Jordan Staal is making a run at playoff MVP with a stat line that would usually get a polite nod and a shrug. That is exactly why this race has gotten interesting, because the Conn Smythe does not always reward the obvious box-score monster. The story digs into how a 12-point forward can still matter enough in the biggest month of the year to force the league to take the case seriously.