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After consecutive shutouts, New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist holds the early lead in the Conn Smythe watch.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

Tom Awad provides his latest update to the Conn Smythe watch. Jonathan Quick leads three Los Angeles Kings players making a run at the No. 1 spot in the rankings, currently occupied by the Coyotes' Mike Smith.

Story | Conversation | May 26, 2012

Mike Smith is still the leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, but Los Angeles' Jonathan Quick has jumped up to the No. 2 spot. Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist ranks No. 4 and could continue to move up if New York continues to win.

Story | Conversation | May 13, 2012

Mike Smith has emerged as the leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, given annually to the NHL's playoff MVP, but Claude Giroux is close behind.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2012

Claude Giroux has emerged as the early leader for the Conn Smythe Trophy, given annually to the NHL's playoff MVP, but Washington rookie goaltender Braden Holtby is close behind.

Story | Conversation | April 23, 2012

Tom Awad of Hockey Prospectus has the first Player Power Rankings of the new year. Chicago's Marian Hossa leads the top skaters while Boston's Tim Thomas is the top goaltender.

Story | Conversation | January 03, 2012

Tim Thomas still leads Hockey Prospectus' rankings as the NHL's most productive postseason player, and by a sizeable margin, raising the possibility that a player from the losing team may earn the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Story | Conversation | June 13, 2011

Tim Thomas, despite a costly error in Game 2, still leads Hockey Prospectus' rankings as the NHL's most productive postseason player. However, Roberto Luongo is right on his tail in the No. 2 spot.

Story | Conversation | June 06, 2011

Tim Thomas again leads Hockey Prospectus' rankings as the NHL's most productive postseason player, but the door remains open for Ryan Kesler and a number of other Canucks.

Story | Conversation | May 30, 2011

Tim Thomas leads Hockey Prospectus' rankings as the NHL's most productive postseason player, but the door remains open for Ryan Kesler, Vinny Lecavalier and others.

Story | Conversation | May 24, 2011

Ryan Kesler has made the most of his increased playing time, rising to No. 3 on the Conn Smythe Watch as the Canucks advance to face the San Jose Sharks in the Western Conference Finals.

Story | Conversation | May 16, 2011

Tampa Bay's Dwayne Roloson leads the current playoff MVP race, but Boston's Tim Thomas is close behind after dominating the NHL playoffs so far.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 2011

At 41 years of old, Dwayne Roloson has helped lead the Lightning to a 2-0 series lead in Round 2 against the mighty Washington Capitals and leads the current playoff MVP race.

Story | Conversation | May 02, 2011

Michal Neuvirth has risen rapidly up the Conn Smythe Watch, compiled by Hockey Prospectus. But not all names on the list will see Round 2.

Story | Conversation | April 25, 2011

Carey Price leads the first edition of the Conn Smythe watch, a statistical ranking measuring player impact in the playoffs.

Story | Conversation | April 18, 2011

Tom Awad's Player Power Rankings -- a complement to the NHL Power Rankings -- have two goalies (Tim Thomas, Carey Price) at the top and three key forwards -- Stamkos, Ovechkin and Crosby -- sprinkled throughout as of the Nov. 29 edition.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2010