Don Cherry Disagrees with NHL's Conn Smythe Winner Pick

Tim acknowledged Don's answer, but noted that the player who leads the postseason in goals is usually the one who ends up with the award. Bennett scored 15 goals to Marchand's 10.

"But you look at Marchand, and he had 10 goals, 20 points, three game-winning goals, two overtime winners, and was the second-highest plus/minus with plus-17," Tim said.

"Well, Marchand should have won," Don interjected.

The Panthers acquired Marchand at the trade deadline from the Boston Bruins, and he went on to put up the numbers mentioned by Tim across 23 postseason games after finishing the regular season with 51 points in 71 games between Boston and Florida.

Bennett, meanwhile, earned the Conn Smythe after setting a franchise record with 15 playoff goals, including 13 on the road — also an NHL postseason record. His 107 hits ranked second league-wide and first on the Panthers, whose 10 road wins tied another NHL record.

Meanwhile, as things stand, with no agreements for contract extensions in place announced yet, both forwards will enter unrestricted free agency on July 1.