Your Sunday Conn Smythe Candidate Round Up

Far be it from me to be able to tell you a whole lot about who does and who doesn't do their job well. I figure that it's probably just best if I leave that kind of judgment to the people who, you know, get paid for talking about these sorts of things. So, I've searched the internets far and wide to bring you various opinions on who the leading candidates for the Conn Smythe Trophy are. The FanHouse (AOL) (5/20) A Look at the Potential Conn Smythe Candidates by Jes Golbez 1. Nick Lidstrom - Detroit 2. Dany Heatley/Jason Spezza/Daniel Alfredsson - Ottawa 3. Chris Pronger - Anaheim 4. J.S. Giguere - Anaheim TSN (5/19) Alfreddson Earning Playoff MVP Honours by Bob McKenzie "If the Conn Smythe trophy for playoff MVP was to be awarded right now there is no question that Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson would be going home with it." ESPN (5/17) Woke Up This Morning... With Playoff MVP Leaders by John Buccigross -J.S. Giguere - Anaheim -Nick Lidstrom - Detroit -Jason Spezza - Ottawa -Chris Drury - Buffalo

Lidstrom seems to be a popular Conn Smythe pick. CP

USA Today (5/17)
Alfreddson Leading Conn Smythe Trophy Charge by Kevin Allen
1. Daniel Alfreddson - Ottawa
2. Dominik Hasek - Detroit
3. Nick Lidstrom - Detroit
4. Chris Pronger - Anaheim
5. Ryan Miller - Buffalo
6. Jason Spezza - Ottawa
7. Dany Heatley - Ottawa
8. Chris Drury - Buffalo
9. Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit

ESPN (5/10)
The Playoff MVP Debate Starts Now by Scott Burnside
-Chris Pronger, J.S. Giguere - Anaheim
-Nick Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, Dominik Hasek - Detroit
-Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfreddson - Ottawa
-Chris Drury, Daniel Briere - Buffalo