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Naposledy se Stanley Cupem doma (v Plzni) chlubil v roce 2022 brankář Colorada Pavel Francouz, 29. český vítěz nejprestižnější klubové trofeje hokejového světa. Když Panthers letošní finálovou sérii s Edmontonem úspěšně docvaknou, přibudou v seznamu vítězů další dvě jména Čechů. A to i ve chvíli, kdy Vaněček v play off neodchytá ani minutu, což je dost pravděpodobné.

Pokud je ale hráč v době vítězství na soupisce prvního týmu, je považován za jeho součást. Takže i náhradní brankář se stává vítězem Stanley Cupu, pózuje na společné fotografii a obvykle dostává prsten pro šampiona, za kterého jej NHL považuje.

Přísnější jsou však pravidla pro vyrytí jména na pohár. Aby se hráč automaticky kvalifikoval, musí sehrát alespoň jeden zápas ve finále. A když se tak nestalo, tak nastoupit do 41 utkání v základní části sezony s vítězným týmem. Vaněček nyní nesplňuje ani jedno z kritérií. Na Floridu byl 29letý gólman vytrejdován ze San Jose 5. března a v novém působišti stihnul jen sedm startů před začátkem play off.

Týmy však mohou požádat NHL o zařazení hráčů, kteří nevyhovují podmínkám, a takové žádosti bývají často schváleny, zejména pokud jde o gólmany. Takto byl na Stanley Cup v roce 2015 zapsán Fin Antti Raanta, i když za Chicago v play off nenastoupil. Ostatně i před rokem Panthers požádali o výjimku pro beka Joshe Mahuru a útočníka Jonaha Gadjoviche. Ve vyřazovací části nehráli, na Stanley Cupu jejich jména uvedena jsou.

I když se Vaněček v play off do branky ještě nedostal, určitě se ale cítí jako součást mužstva, které je tak blízko obhajobě. O víkendu dostal v kabině od Gadjoviche puk, který český brankář přidal do letošní vítězné skládačky Panthers. Chybí už jen výhra, aby si Florida zopakovala loňskou šampionskou party.

„To byl zápas. A teď ještě jeden,“ pravil Vaněček, který si dal za úkol trochu provokovat gólmany soupeřů. Před čtvrtým zápasem zaujal postoj přímo před edmontonským Stuartem Skinnerem, jenž byl pak po úvodní třetině střídán…

„Jenom jsem prováděl svou rutinu,“ tvrdila floridská dvojka. Za Vaněčkem přijel i druhý brankář Oilers Calvin Pickard. „Ptal se mě, jestli se chci rozcvičit s ním. Já mu odpověděl, že mám rád svou stranu.“ Když padl dotaz, jak dlouho Vaněček tuto rutinu má, odpověď byla: „Ta je nová, zrovna na finále…“

Od třetího zápasu série druhého kola s Torontem je pevným článkem floridské sestavy dvaatřicetiletý Nosek. Se spoluhráči ze čtvrté formace přispěl k obratu proti Maple Leafs z 0:2 na 4:3 a kouč Paul Maurice na služby českého útočníka od té doby nedá dopustit. I když se v prvním finále nešťastným vyhozením puku přes plexisklo podepsal pod úvodní floridskou porážku.

„Snažíme se být důrazní, napadat, hrát odpovědně v defenzivě. Kluci (Gadjovich a A.J. Greer) dovedou soupeře trefit a pro mě je snadné číst jejich hru,“ líčil Nosek, který má na starosti hlavně buly v obranném pásmu, v nichž má úspěšnost 46,8 procenta a v průměru odehraje 11:26 minuty na utkání.

„Naše souhra funguje, protože jsme ji budovali už během roku. Je fajn, že i když nedáváte góly, tak si ostatní váží vaší snahy. To jen ukazuje, jakou máme partu,“ těší Noska, jenž má v letošním play off bilanci 0+3. Ale svoje povinnosti si plní stoprocentně.

I díky tomu je možné, že Česko uvidí v létě tour se Stanley Cupem. Nosek je rodákem a odchovancem Pardubic, Vaněček začínal v Havlíčkově Brodě.

Stačila by ještě jedna výhra Panthers.

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