John Shannon on Panthers' Stanley Cup, McDavid skipping Conn Smythe award,

[@reginaldnand2235]

I'm glad Mc Tears & Oilers didn't win.When is Luke Gazdic coming on the show?

[@HonkyTonkHellraiser]

Despite what the Edmonton fanbase and media thinks, the BETTER TEAM won

[@ktown-chef]

Why not just give the Conn Smythe at the NHL award night. It eliminates this debate completely.

[@willington-r9b]

Trophies go in a team's trophy cabinet and get written on their list of accolades. They're good as they are. I'll bet that 20 years from now we'll talk about the year that Connor was awarded the conn smyth when he went supernova even though Florida won the cup.

[@kever8789]

Blake tries to angle his narrative on the Conn Smythe but gets a participation ribbon instead.

[@HonkyTonkHellraiser]

I like John Shannon but I agree with Blake 100%

[@HonkyTonkHellraiser]

It's about respect, respect your opponents and the Oilers as an organization don't respect their opponents

[@jonnyincomox]

Matt, Blake... For the love of god, hire someone to fix Grandpa's wifi, it's every time!!!

[@ronline8208]

Shannon seems grumpy.

[@HonkyTonkHellraiser]

Florida wouldn't have won the Cup without Bobrovsky. Edmonton DIDN'T win WITH McDavid

[@randypattie9524]

I love how Shannon is pushing back against the notion of an earlier start to the season. Matt keeps going at him like the cranky old man that he is. Take the L Matt ffs. There's still plenty of time for golf at Whistler for you and your buddies.

[@BonesPhoto]

That participation trophy comment by Blake is absolutely ridiculous and a sign of myopic modern sports media thinking. It’s a trophy that represents impact over the ENTIRE playoffs. Anyone who weighs their entire vote on a moment, a game, or only a final series is totally missing the point of what the Conn Smyrhe trophy is all about.

[@AzNightmare]

*Anyone that thinks a player that just lost the championship will want a personal award totally misses the point of what the Stanley Cup is all about. No player dreams about winning a Conn Smythe since he was a kid. Why would you even think of presenting an individual (secondary) Trophy to a losing player amidst the celebration of a team that just won the championship. Only someone that's never played competitive sport wouldn't see a problem with this.*

[@BonesPhoto]

@@AzNightmare I agree that the presentation absolutely needs to change if the winner is on the losing team. Give it out at the award ceremony days later. It’s not as raw then as minutes after the loss and if the winner still doesn’t want accept in person they could record a quick thank you video to be played during the awards ceremony. To call the Conn Smythe a participation trophy though is a very strange comment and misses the point of the trophy. The Cup is for winning it all. The Conn Smythe usually gets awarded to a member of that team but not always because it is a trophy given for a very different reason and that should be appreciated and respected.

[@kentonriggs9406]

Hey John Shannon...12 mil is .03% of North America's population.... 12 mil is not a good #.... its June.... golf gets 30 mill on an off day watching

[@AzNightmare]

*That has nothing to do with the summer. That's entirely due to most Americans not following hockey in the first place.*

[@kentnilsson465]

I think it was respectful to the Panthers to not accept the reward

[@breakawaybooks4752]

McCrybaby

[@cryptohalloffame]

hockey is the ultimate team sport, who cares about trophies

[@hklinker]

Well, Jim Robson called any and every game he did as well as Bob Cole.

[@kentonriggs9406]

Shannon is delusional if he believes Florida gets by without Bobrosky and less important than McDavid. He's a Bettman fluff girl, stop having him on

[@breakawaybooks4752]

Yup, a line-toer.

[@drifter5682]

Seasons to long needs to end in May .Do msny people check out