MOSCOW, May 30, Andrei Senchenko. CSKA striker Maxim Mamin , who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Florida Panthers, believes that the Russian goaltender of the Panthers, Sergei Bobrovsky, will receive the Conn Smythe Trophy, awarded to the most valuable player in the NHL playoffs, if he wins the Stanley Cup.
Panthers to play Vegas Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final. For Florida, this final will be the second in the history of the franchise, which has never become an NHL champion. Bobrovsky will also play in the final of the tournament for the first time in his career.
“I try to watch matches. I support Florida, I have many friends in this team. I communicate with Grisha Denisenko, Bobrovsky, Alexander Barkov. I hope that they will succeed and they will win their first Cup in the history of the club Stanley: If the Panthers become champions, then I think Bobrovsky will get the Conn Smythe Trophy. He shows a phenomenal game in the playoffs, everyone is happy for him. I hope he will play the same way in the final,» Mamin told reporters .