Well Deserved Playoff Champion and MVP

VANCOUVER -- Tim Thomas is bringing the Stanley Cup back to his blue-collar hometown of Flint, Mich. And he'll have the Conn Smythe Trophy in tow, too.

The 37-year-old became the oldest player to be named playoff MVP after allowing just eight goals over his final eight games, seven of which came in the pressure-packed Stanley Cup final against the Vancouver Canucks.

Thomas capped that run with another masterful performance, making 37 saves Wednesday for his fourth shutout of the playoffs as the Bruins were crowned champions after winning Game 7 on the road 4-0 at Rogers Arena.

"Tim Thomas, in these playoffs, just totally dominated," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "He was on top of his game from start to finish, especially in this final round.

"I know everyone expected him to have an average game at some point. Never came. He was in the zone, he was focused, never let anything rattle him or even question his style of play. And what's happening to him right now is so deserving."

"Anybody that knows the story of Tim Thomas, he's taken a real bumpy road to get to the NHL," Julien said. "He's had so many obstacles in front of him that he's overcome, it makes him a battler, it makes him the perfect goaltender for our organization because that's what we are, we're a blue-collar team that goes out and works hard and earns every inch of the ice that you can get."

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Well Deserved Playoff Champion and MVP