Famous former Soviet hockey player and Russian coach Fedor Kanareikin compared the striker “Vegas » Ivan Barbasheva with a frontColorado » Valery Nichushkin who won the Stanley Cup last season.
Vegas defeated Florida 9-3 in Game 5 of the NHL Finals series at home to win the series 4-1. Barbashev previously won the Stanley Cup in 2019 with St. Louis.
“First of all, they don’t become captains just to have pretty eyes. It is not only the confidence of the coaching staff, but also the confidence of the team, which always chooses a leader. Maybe not a hundred percent even in terms of play, but a leader of character, when it comes to organization. They emulate both human qualities and professional attitude towards their work. Everything converges here: the guys are really amazing, they went through all the stages of development of our hockey, after which they had the opportunity to go to the best league in the world and prove that they are in fact very good hockey players, Kanareikin told Gazeta.Ru.
After leaving St. Louis, Barbashev played 45 games for Vegas, including the playoffs, and scored 34 (13+21) points.
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