Following the Florida Panthers’ Game 7 win on Monday to claim the Stanley Cup, captain took his lap around the ice hoisting the trophy high above his head. When he returned to his teammates at center ice, there were plenty of suitable options to pass the Cup to next. was the newest member of the team, but the 17-year veteran had finally reached the pinnacle after years of struggling on poor teams.
Defenseman is a cornerstone of the franchise, with the second-most games played in a Florida sweater behind Barkov. was fresh off a 57-goal season, and scored the Cup-clinching goal. Advertisement All were good options, but every player on the team knew who was getting the Cup next.
They scrambled out of the way as playfully shoved forward. The 35-year-old goalie gave the Cup a quick kiss before lifting it above his head, the sweat still dripping from his hair. Unlike many of his teammates, he didn’t let out much of a celebratory scream.
Instead, he closed his eyes for a moment, then calmly skated around with a giant smile that signaled joy and relief. With the Cup finally in hand, it begs the question: Is Sergei Bobrovsky a Hockey Hall of Famer? There are 44 goalies in the Hockey Hall of Fame. It’s notoriously difficult to get in as a netminder, with several eligible deserving goalies still knocking on the door.
In the moment, with Bobrovsky moments removed from chucking his glove and blocker into the air as the final second ticked off the clock, it’s easy to say he’s a l.
