When the Canucks won the Andrei Kuzmenko derby, nobody would've expected him to be this dominant in his first North-American experience. He's been a true gem and goalscoring machine since he joined the Canucks.
His performances haven't gone unnoticed and the Canucks recognized the forward's impact on the game when they awarded him with a gratifying prize. Per the team's late night announcement, the Kuzmenkshow managed the Pavel Bure award for being this season's most exciting player:
''A jaw-dropping first season in the NHL earns Andrei Kuzmenko our Pavel Bure Award for «Most Exciting Player!''
The Russian winger game into the NHL after a successfull trip to the KHL and registered the best point total for a Canuck first year player with nothing less then 38 goals and 71 points after 78 outings.