Conn Smythe picks for both the Canadiens and Lightning heading into the Final

Jun 17, 2021; Uniondale, New York, USA; Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) is congratulated by center Brayden Point (21) after defeating the New York Islanders during game three of the 2021 Stanley Cup Semifinals at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports

The NHL Playoffs has reached its final round with two teams standing in the Montreal Canadiens and the Tampa bay Lightning. Before the Stanley Cup is handed off from Gary Bettman to the winning team’s captain he will award the Conn Smythe Trophy for postseason MVP.

The Conn Smythe Trophy is named after a Toronto Maple Leafs’ great. Conn Smythe was the team’s owner, general…