EDMONTON -- Sergei Bobrovsky watched Alex Lyon start the first three games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Florida Panthers in 2023 and, instead of wallowing in disappointment, he went to work.

Lyon had taken over the Panthers starting job when Bobrovsky was recovering from a lower-body injury late in the regular season and carried them to a playoff berth. So, Bobrovsky had to wait his turn after he got healthy and wanted to be sure he used that time constructively.

“That’s the thing,” Bobrovsky said at Stanley Cup Final media day on Tuesday. “I was thinking, ‘This is a great opportunity for me to refocus, get some off-ice work behind the scenes a little bit, get my mind free and ready and wait for the opportunity.’ If I waste my time, that wouldn’t be smart.

“If they call my n

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