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I just think the Sharks will play their best game of the series on Thursday and will extend it by one game. I don't think they have what it takes to do more than that, but I've seen enough playoff hockey over the years to think that they aren't going to go quietly on Thursday.
As for the Conn Smythe ... don't think it should be (or will be) Murray. Generally when you think of goalies who win the Smythe, you can usually point to a game in each series along the way that they absolutely stole. Murray's been very good, but he hasn't needed to steal a game at any point.
For me, Crosby should win the Conn Smythe. In the last three games of the Bolts series ... when Pittsburgh was faltering just a bit ... he picked the entire team up, put them on his back, and willed them to win. He was the best player on the ice in the first two games of this series as well. I think there's also an argument for Letang or Bonino.
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