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My front-runners for Conn Smythe Trophy

By John Buccigross
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, May 29, 2006

The NHL is the only major sport that gets it right. The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded to the MVP of the entire playoffs, not just the final series. To give an MVP award solely based on one game or one series seems short-sighted and silly. Jermaine Dye was the World Series MVP for the Chicago White Sox last October as they swept the Astros. MVP in a sweep? Baseball should follow the NHL's lead and have an MVP for the entire postseason. Paul Konerko or Freddy Garcia were there in every playoff s ...

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