Khabarovsk Guardian “Cupid” Igor Bobkov In an interview with , he said he had already crossed paths with the goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky and in terms of work capacity, few people can compare to him.
Last season, Bobrovsky won the Stanley Cup for the first time in his career with Florida. In the last NHL playoffs, he played 24 games, winning 16 with a 2.32 save percentage and 90.6% save percentage.
— Sergei Bobrovsky also won the Stanley Cup. But in the fourth game of the final, Florida was defeated 1:8. Is this a goalie’s nightmare?
“When I woke up in the morning and saw the score, my eyes popped out of my sockets. But for Bobrovsky, nothing bad happens. He was smiling on the bench when he was substituted. It’s just a game. One bad game can’t undo everything he does. And that’s what happened: Florida won Game 7 of the series.
In my opinion, Bobrovsky is the hardest-working hockey player in the world. No matter how you read a player’s interview about Sergei, everyone notes his performance. Several times I was lucky to cross paths with Bobrovsky in the same team…
– Or?
— We organized a training camp before the 2014 Olympics in Switzerland, where many people were invited. The goalkeepers who came there were me, Serega Bobrovsky, Antokha Khudobin, Ilya Ezhov, Andrei Makarov…
Bobrovsky is so pro that he does everything possible to be the best in the world. And he knows how. Training system, training in Austria at the Red Bull camp, weight loss, makes him an iron man.
I remember the first time I saw Bobrovsky. He came from Novokuznetsk to Magnitka. It’s already time for the match, but he’s still dragging his feet, working on something. And they correctly write about him that after his career, Sergei will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame.
— I remember how Bobrovsky was reprimanded during his early years in Florida. How do you deal with hate?
– When everything is going well, you do nothing, you work, you play. Why, when everything is going badly, do you have to dig inside yourself? There are black and white stripes, there is nothing wrong with that. Don’t force yourself. And a small failure should not cancel out all the good things you have had in your career.
Bobrovsky has been around for a long time and has accomplished a lot. Two Vezina Trophies speak for themselves, and you don’t just become the best goalie in the world. Especially twice. Well, he got off to a bad start in Florida, so what? In the end, he won the Stanley Cup.
That is why Sergei does not read the press and does not watch the news. He is psychologically stable, you can’t shake him like that. The main thing is to work to achieve results. Well, Bobrovsky works so hard that few people can compare with him here, “Bobkov told .
Bobkov has been defending the colours of “Amur” since 2023; previously, the hockey player played for “Admiral”, “Avangard”, “Avtomobilist” and “Ak Bars”.
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