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Online sports book: Malkin, Crosby playoff MVP favorites

Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates a goal by Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Saturday, March 17, 2012. Crosby got an assist on the play. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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The good folks from Bovada’s online sportsbook have posted odds on who’ll win the 2012 Conn Smythe trophy as the postseason’s most valuable player, and a pair of Penguins -- Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin -- top the list.

Here are the odds, in full:

Evgeni Malkin (PIT) -- 11/1
Sidney Crosby (PIT) -- 11/1
Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) -- 16/1
Henrik Sedin (VAN) -- 16/1
Daniel Sedin (VAN) -- 16/1
Roberto Luongo (VAN) -- 20/1
Tim Thomas (BOS) -- 22/1
Pekka Rinne (NAS) -- 25/1
Marian Gaborik (NYR) -- 25/1
Brian Elliott (STL) -- 25/1
Pavel Datsyuk (DET) -- 30/1
Brad Richards (NYR) -- 30/1
Claude Giroux (PHI) -- 30/1
Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT) -- 30/1
Jaroslav Halak (STL) -- 30/1
Jimmy Howard (DET) -- 35/1
James Neal (PIT) -- 35/1
David Perron (STL) -- 35/1
Jonathan Toews (CHI) -- 40/1
Henrik Zetterberg (DET) -- 40/1
Alexander Radulov (NAS) -- 40/1
Ilya Bryzgalov (PHI) -- 40/1
David Backes (STL) -- 40/1
Ryan Kesler (VAN) -- 40/1
Patrice Bergeron (BOS) -- 45/1
David Krejci (BOS) -- 45/1
Milan Lucic (BOS) -- 45/1
Anze Kopitar (LA) -- 45/1
Ilya Kovalchuk (NJ) -- 45/1
Joe Thornton (SJ) -- 45/1
Alex Ovechkin (WAS) -- 45/1
Marian Hossa (CHI) -- 50/1
Patrick Kane (CHI) -- 50/1
Kris Versteeg (FLA) -- 50/1
Jonathan Quick (LA) -- 50/1
Martin Erat (NAS) -- 50/1
Martin Brodeur (NJ) -- 50/1
Ryan Callahan (NYR) -- 50/1
Mike Smith (PHO) -- 50/1
Antti Niemi (SJ) -- 50/1
Tyler Seguin (BOS) -- 60/1
Jason Spezza (OTT) -- 60/1
Scott Hartnell (PHI) -- 60/1
Jaromir Jagr (PHI) -- 60/1
Ray Whitney (PHO) -- 60/1
Nicklas Backstrom (WAS -- 60/1
Tomas Fleischmann (FLA) -- 65/1
Stephen Weiss (FLA) -- 65/1
Zach Parise (NJ) -- 65/1
Patrick Marleau (SJ) -- 65/1
Patrick Sharp (CHI) -- 75/1
Valtteri Filppula (DET) -- 75/1
Mike Richards (LA) -- 75/1
Jeff Carter (LA) -- 75/1
Andrei Kostitsyn (NAS) -- 75/1
Patrik Elias (NJ) -- 75/1
Logan Couture (SJ) -- 75/1
T.J. Oshie (STL) -- 75/1
Daniel Alfredsson (OTT) -- 80/1
Shane Doan (PHO) -- 80/1
Alexander Semin (WAS) -- 85/1
Erik Karlsson (OTT) -- 100/1
Milan Michalek (OTT) -- 100/1
Radim Vrbata (PHO) -- 100/1
Braden Holtby (WAS) -- 100/1

Some notes:

-- Six of the last 10 Conn Smythe winners are available: Lidstrom, Zetterberg, Toews, Malkin, Thomas and Richards.

-- A defenseman hasn’t won the award since Scott Neidermayer with Anaheim in 2007.

-- The youngest player on this list? 20-year-old Tyler Seguin.

-- Three of the five youngest Conn Smythe winners of all time have come from the last seven postseasons: Cam Ward (21, 2005-06), Toews (21, 2009-10) and Malkin (22, 2008-09).

-- The other two youngest? Bobby Orr (21, 1969-70) and Patrick Roy (20, 1985-86).