
The Shocking NHL Trade Blunders That Could Cost Contenders the 2025 Conn Smythe Trophy
If anything, you could argue that the Red Wings should get some Conned Smythe attention for sending Walman to San Jose in the first place. But the Sharks? They have no regrets.
Bottom line: I’m not saying it would be theoretically impossible to win the Conned Smythe on a trade that worked out for both sides, but the bar should be high. I don’t think the Sharks come all that close to clearing it.
Jake Walman deflects the puck away from Dallas’ Evgenii Dadonov in Game 3 of the Western Conference final. (Steph Chambers / Getty Images)
5. Nashville Predators
The trade: At the 2023 deadline, the Predators sent Mattias Ekholm to the Oilers for a first and some spare parts.
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