Knight appreciates everything he learned from Bobrovsky, who helped the Panthers to their first Stanley Cup championship last season.
“He’s a great human being, great person, brings a great holistic approach to the game, knows himself very well,” Knight said. “Everyone talks about his work ethic, which he has tremendous work ethic, but he also knows how to take the foot off the gas at times, and that’s very important too. He knows what he needs, and that’s sometimes more important than having a go-go-go attitude.”
Knight’s arrival gives the Blackhawks three goalies with Petr Mrazek and Arvid Soderblom, who will back up Knight on Monday.
Mrazek (10-19-2, 3.46 GAA, .890 save percentage in 33 starts) has one season remaining on the two-year, $8.5 million contract ($4.25 million average annual value) he signed Jan. 24, 2024. Soderblom (8-15-5, 3.02 GAA, .906 save percentage in 29 games, including 26 starts) is in the final season of the two-year, $1.925 million contract ($962,500 AAV) he signed May 10, 2023, and can be a restricted free agent.
“I mean, you have to make sure you’re communicating a lot and making sure they’re getting reps in practice, then obviously game time is when everybody wants to play,” Sorensen said. “Just managing that is going to be a bit of a juggle here but we’ll deal with it, day by day.”