Well, not all of it good

Short working days are not always desirable. The had to know Lukas Flüeler against the Lakers. 107 seconds into the game, as the ZSC-master goalie was already replaced. He had not even touched a Puck but three goals get. That was less his fault than that of his front of the people who were sleepy start, the Rapperswil had to grant. Cervenka scored twice, Rehak once, and ZSC-Coach Rikard Grönborg already took his Timeout and sent Joni Ortio in goal.

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It proved to be a blessing in disguise that the Finn could be on the bench as Marcus Krüger is true to his concussion until Further notice. The regular Backup Daniel Guntern, who enjoys just a little credit, would not have been familiar Grönborg well.

With Ortio, the Zurich started the race to catch up in the 4:3 in the 43. Minute by Phil Baltisberger culminated. Then, Jeff Tomlinson took his Timeout and returned the Momentum back. From then on, the Lakers were the better Team and were with the 4:4 corrugated Mans (48.) rewarded. The 5:4 would fall for the geek, and the ZSC-Defensive Chaos reigned again. But finally, there was a Zurich Happy ending: in the penalty shootout. Suter, Wick and Roe met all the short-form decision, in the case of the rapperswi learning, three out of four failed to Protect Ortio.

Bitter in the Finish for Nyffeler, of the left of Wick and Roe between the legs catch was. Even more unpleasant, the evening is likely to have been for Flüeler. "He was the one to suffer, annoys me the most," said Captain Patrick Geering. "But his substitution was for the Coach, the only way to put a sign."

"This may be entertaining for the spectators, but it is what we want."Patrick Geering

After a 0:3 you must be on every point glad, said Geering. "But, as we have played, we can't be satisfied. I mean not just the Start, but also, as the game moved into the final stage back and forth. This may be entertaining for the spectators, but it is what we want." It is a matter of course, which was initially missing from the Team for several weeks. The 5:0 except in Davos once. And Ortio, of course, has won five of his six games and his average was even slightly lowered, to 1.16 goals against per game.

"There are no easy opponents,"

"We need to take this game as a lesson," said the Finn. "We have to be ready from the start. There are no easy opponents." His entry Ortio described as a loose, finally, he had initially hardly any shots. The Lakers shot up to the first break is only three times the ZSC-Tor. However, in the final section was asked of Ortio a good Parade.

Beside him, the Wick, and Diem emerged in the people of Zurich. The 33-Year-old, seemed to have the gates firing in this Winter forgotten, met with a "Buebetrickli" from the game and later in the penalty shootout. Diem hinted, because of the absence of Krügers in the storm with floor-to-man and Hollenstein advanced to his playmaker qualities approaching, and had two Assists credited to your account. On the first goal of the season Diem but is still – in contrast to Marti, the crept up to the beginning of the closing section in front of the opponent's goal, in the style of a striker to make it 3:3 distracted and then the whole face was beaming.

the ZSC Lions to laugh after their miserable Start, but still something. And because your pursuers lost Biel and Davos, expanded on their lead at the top even on five points. However, despite the conciliatory end of The was no appearance that a Leader is worthy of.

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Created: 06.12.2019, 23:42 Uhr