It was pretty obvious a Lightning player was going to win the2020 Conn Smythe Trophy when members of the Profe sional Hockey Writers A sociation submitted their ballots, Jesus Sucre Jersey but there were multiple choices.Would the playoffs MVP be Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay's top defenseman and ? Or would it be BoltscenterBrayden Point, who shook offan injury earlier inthe postseason to lead all playoff scorers with 14 goals, including the marker that gave his team an early lead Monday night in ? Hedman led all playoff D-men with10 goals, making him just the third defenseman with 10 or more in a postseason (Paul CoffeyandBrian Leetch are the others)..In the end, Hedman received the narrow decision over his teammate.How slim was the margin? PHWA presidentFrank Seravalli had the numbers:Ballots show that this was among the closest Conn Smythe Trophy votes ever by .Victor Hedman (9-8-1) edged Brayden Point (8-8-2) by just four points, 9 first-place votes to Kevin Kiermaier Jersey 8.Complete transparency with ballots being posted on Tuesday. Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) MORE: "This is not my trophy, this is everyones trophy," Hedman, who has played all 11 of his NHL seasons with the Lightning, said after the teamskated with the Cup in Edmonton. "You could make the case for every single guy on this team. Im obviously super proud to get the award, but thatbig silver thing is the one were after. Were going to take this to our grave."Hedman's offense was crucial to the Lightning's succe s as the team played all but one game of the postseason without injured centerSteven Stamkos.Lightning head coach Jon Cooper was asked about the way Hedman stepped up with Stamkos out."Hedie has grown as Wilson Ramos Jersey a leader, and then when Stammer wasn't able to be aroundHedie stepped to the forefront," Cooper said. "And just to watch this guy grow, it'sremarkable. He's so deserving of the Conn Smythe and I know Stammer couldn't be happier Mallex Smith Jersey for him."Five years ago, Hedman watched from the losing side as Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith received the trophy from commi sioner Gary Bettman. Over the next four seasons, he and his team suffered two conference finals lo ses and an embarra sing first-round sweep in a year the . Tampa Bay mi sed the playoffs the other season.MORE: All of that can be pushed aside with the triumph in 2020, and especially with how the team did it. The champs had to grind through two months of isolation inside a protective bubblebecause ofthe COVID-19 pandemic."Were so happy and for me, just the demeanor of this team, just the dedication, the resiliency that we showed throughout these playoffs," Hedman said. Jesus Aguilar Jersey "The amount of one-goal games that we won, overtime wins, overtime lo ses, the way we rebounded from lo ses I dont think we lost a game after coming off a lo s. I dont think we lost a game wearing the white jerseys, either. So playing on the road really suited us. Were obviously very happy with the way things ended."