In a lot of ways this felt like Steven McDonald’s final Extra Effort award. Not that his memory won’t live on, not that his son Conor and wife Patti Ann won’t do a wonderful job with the award moving forward. I think you saw last night that’s not the case at all.
But this is the last season for which McDonald was around to watch. Well, at least to watch it with us.
Mats Zuccarello was named this year’s Steven McDonald Extra Effort Award winner. It was his third such victory in his seven-year career with the Rangers.