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St. Louis Blues: Colton Parayko Is A Dark Horse Conn Smythe Candidate

Tonight is Game 6 and the St. Louis Blues can erase 50+ years of misery and hoist the Stanley Cup. We all know that Alex Pietrangelo will receive that trophy, if the St. Louis Blues wins tonight. But, who will the NHL fork over the Conn Smythe Trophy to?

There are a lot of names being floated about. From Ryan O’Reilly, Jordan Binnington, and Vladimir Tarasenko, but an underrated candidate, in my eyes, is Colton Parayko.

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 06:  Jordan Binnington #50 of the St. Louis Blues stops a shot from Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins during the third period in Game Five of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at TD Garden on June 06, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Parayko is a guy that will not jump off the stat sheet, but he played top minutes against other teams top wingers through each round.