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Conn Smythe Watch

Conference finals stars: Arnott | Hejduk | Holik | Roy | Sakic | Sykora | Runners-up

Jason Arnott Pre-Cup finals totals 7 G, 6 A, +9 Stanley Cup finals (game-by-game) 0 G, 0 A, E, 1 shot 0 G, 0 A, E, 0 shots 1 G, 0 A, E, 3 shots 0 G, 0 G, E, 0 shots DNP Round 1 rating: N/R Round 2 rating: Conf. finals rating: Lou Capozzola "[Between Elias and Sykora] we have pretty good communication out there. I'm the Canadian out there between two Czechs, but we're always talking, and we always seem to be on the same page. And hey, maybe this summer, I'll take Czech lessons." -- Arnott Conference finals: 4 G, 1 A, +6, 13 shots Extra credit: Line seemed out of sorts with Arnott slowed by a knee injury

Milan Hejduk Pre-Cup finals totals 7 G, 13 A, +8 Stanley Cup finals (game-by-game) 0 G, 1 A, +1, 1 shot 0 G, 1 A, -1, 1 shot 0 G, 0 A, E, 1 shot 0 G, 0 G, E, 0 shots 0 G, 0 A, -1, 0 shots Round 1 rating: N/R Round 2 rating: N/R Conf. finals rating: David E. Clutho "I'm not following the scoring leaders. I don't play much attention to it. I don't need the attention. I don't know if I'm playing my best hockey, but I think it's not bad. You always think you can play better. You always hope that there is something more in you." -- Hejduk Conference finals: 3 (PP) G, 4 A, +1 Extra credit: Shame on us for not recognizing him earlier; playoff points leader (20).

Bobby Holik Pre-Cup finals totals 6 G, 8 A, +7 Stanley Cup finals (game-by-game) 0 G, 0 A, -2, 2 shots 0 G, 0 A, E, 3 shots 0 G, 1 A, -2, 2 shots 0 G, 1 A, +1, 3 shots 0 G, 0 A, E, 3 shots Round 1 rating: Round 2 rating: N/R Conf. finals rating: Lou Capozzola "It is not about being high-profile celebrities ... There are some losing teams who have players all over the place making appearances, but does that make the fans happy? I think fans who buy tickets are happiest when they see great hockey and a winning team, not when they see players out planting flowers in neighborhood gardens." -- Holik Conference finals: 1 G, 1 A, +2, 6 PIMs Extra credit: Checked Mario Lemieux into statistical oblivion

Patrick Roy Pre-Cup finals totals 12-4, 1.74, .932 Stanley Cup finals (game-by-game) 1-0, 25/25, SO 1-1, 18/20, .900 SP 2-1, 21/22, .954 SP 2-2, 32/35, .914 SP 2-3, 22/26, .846 SP Round 1 rating: N/R Round 2 rating: N/R Conf. finals rating: David E. Klutho "I'm playing very well right now. I just want to stay focused and make myself difficult to beat ... I don't have anything to prove. I have to prove only to myself. Obviously, I'm toward the end of my career, so I don't think it's a time for me to put pressure that I have to impress the gallery every time I am out there." -- Roy Conference finals: 4-1, 1.97 GAA, .939 SP Extra credit: Spectacular saves at the right times, no soft goals or misplayed pucks at the wrong times

Joe Sakic Pre-Cup finals totals 9 G, 8 A, +4 Stanley Cup finals (game-by-game) 2 G, 1 A, +2, 6 shots 1 G, 0 A, -2, 4 shots 0 G, 1 A, E, 2 shots 0 G, 0 A, E, 4 shots 0 G, 1 A, -1, 2 shots Round 1 rating: Round 2 rating: N/R Conf. finals rating: David E. Klutho "We had one goal from the beginning of the year. You get back to this point and try and win and try and get into the Stanley Cup Finals. We're here and we have this opportunity now and, hopefully, we'll make the best of it." -- Sakic Conference finals: 4 G, 4 A, +2, 12 shots Extra credit: Playoff goal-scoring leader despite missing two games, performing without Peter Forsberg

Petr Sykora Pre-Cup finals totals 8 G, 10 A, +13 Stanley Cup finals (game-by-game) 0 G, 0 A, -1, 2 shots 0 G, 0 A, +1, 3 shots 0 G, 0 A, E, 4 shots 1 G, 1 A, -2, 3 shots 0 G, 1 A, +1, 2 shots Round 1 rating: N/R Round 2 rating: N/R Conf. finals rating: Lou Capozzola "We're not going out there trying to outscore anybody," he said. "We're just trying to make the best of our chances and play our best hockey. The only challenge for us is to win the game. It doesn't matter to us who scores the goals, whether it's our line or another line." -- Sykora Conference finals: 4 G, 3 A, +6, 14 PIMs Extra credit: Team-high +13 in the playoffs, tied for team lead in points (18)

Runners-up

Rob Blake, Colorado
Round 1 rating: N/R
Round 2 rating:
Conference finals: 0 G, 5 A (4 PPA)
Conference finals rating:
Pre-Cup finals totals: 4 G, 10 A, +6, 60 shots
Cup finals totals: 2 G, 3 A, +2, 11 shots (4 games)

Martin Brodeur, New Jersey
Round 1 rating: N/R
Round 2 rating: N/R
Conference finals: 4-1, 1.41 GAA, .929 SP
Conference finals rating:
Pre-Cup finals totals: 12-6, 1.82 GAA, .909 SP
Cup finals totals: 2-2, 2.77 GAA, .867 SP (4 games)

Adam Foote, Colrado
Round 1 rating: N/R
Round 2 rating: N/R
Conference finals: 0 G, 5 A (4 PPA)
Conference finals rating:
Pre-Cup finals totals: 2 G, 1 A, +3, 31 PIMs
Cup finals totals: 0 G, 0 A, -2, 5 shots (4 games)

Brian Rafalski, New Jersey
Round 1 rating: N/R
Round 2 rating: N/R
Conference finals: 3 G, 5 A, +2
Conference finals rating:
Pre-Cup finals totals: 7 G, 8 A, +10, 41 shots
Cup finals totals: 0 G, 1 A, E, 4 shots (4 games)