If it can alleviate you, I edit my message and put Hollenstein besides Buergler !
lol had to look up "alleviate"... never heard this word before...we're all here to learn
If it can alleviate you, I edit my message and put Hollenstein besides Buergler !
5-4 shootout win in the 2nd game against Finland, shots 37-34 for Switzerland. I'd never thought that Swiss lineup could win in a shootout!
Switzerland took the lead with 2'30'' to go but still allowed the game tying goal. Somehow, Bieber, Rüfenacht and Walker were on the ice during a power play with 10 minutes to go and managed to score:
http://bigdata.lahtis-enterprises.com/mem/?cha=1ba9dbc7ec3e56e7604c390ab3ae4777
Hopefully I can catch some highlights to have a better idea about the game.
Thx, hopefully with Antero Mertaranta behind the mic;-)
Lugano's PP fell into pieces the moment Rufenacht got injured... he does a solid job in the crease.
Niederreiter said good chance he plays World Champ's
when Plüss doesn't come I got the feeling Simpson goes with Romy, i, Walker as locks on C and one of Trachsler/Ambühl as last Center. And with D. Wieser not on the team, I see T.Scherwey as a lock on 4th line.... and if he succeeds I wouldn't be surprised if he tears attention from NA. With his elite skating, his low point of gravity and his power and reckless play I can see him very well being an other europeen pest (ala Komarov) in the NHL.
To have Bärtschi and Josi on the team is great!
I'm not sure about Brunner...i think he's a bit "out of gas" after this though schedule with the Red Wings.
On Nino i'm not 100 % sold...maybe his skating on the big ice is not good enough to be a force on this level of play...
Some more infos about the Niederreiter situation:
http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/meldung/33432
and in the meantime, Detroit moved back into a playoff position.
Not a very good game tonight, both teams were well organised in the defensive zone but lacked talent, which resulted in few scoring opportunities. Both regulation goals should have been saved.
Simpson went with the same lineup as in the first game against Finland, with Moser replacing Simek and all four Bern players scratched, which could mean that they are considered locks to make the team and that Gardner, Plüss and Rüthemann will play together.
I'm not convinced by Suri, Bürgler and Bodenmann in offensive roles, and the Bieber - Trachsler - Monnet line still doesn't make much sense to me. In the end, not many answers in this game.