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Victor Hedman, who anchored Tampa Bay's defense during the postseason and contributed plenty of offense, was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy, given to the NHL's playoff MVP, on Monday.

The Lightning won the Stanley Cup. Just a year later than many experts expected. Getting redemption for a big upset puts them in good company with teams like Alabama, the Golden State Warriors and LeBron James.

The Stars were left devastated by a postseason run that ultimately came up short of the Stanley Cup. "There are not feelings right now," goalie Anton Khudobin said.

From the high-priced talent all the way down to the rickety investments and everything in between, here's our rundown of the 2020 class.

We explore the next moves that each team should make this offseason, and forecast their 2020-21 outlooks.