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All low seeds are in advantage right now
LNA play-offs
The Swiss League tradition says that the big teams always win the championship in the end. But until they get there they have to suffer. A lot. That's what make hockey so special and this year is no exception. In the series Zürich-Biel(1-2) if look closer to both teams you won't give a chance to Biel. Zürich has the money, the players, the technique but because the qualification for the play-offs was so easy, they still aren't in play-off mode. In other way at Biel nothing comes easy, every qualification game was a play-off fight. And because Zürich didn't took Biel so serious and trusted on stars like Nilson, Cunti or Wick to resolve the game they are now in big trouble in the series as Biel go toe to toe to discuss this series. Showing that the first victory wasn't an accident.
The series Bern-Lausanne(1-2) is also a very tight one. Between two teams that don't give much space in neutral zone the most probable is to see this go to the game 7. The goalies Marco Bührer and Cristobal Huet are for the keys in the series. Lugano-Geneva(1-2) is until now marked by Petterson or the absence of. Coach Chris McSorley seems to have found the good system to keep the Swedish star "out of game". Sciaroni(two goals) was the hero last in the game between Zug and Davos(1-2), the The Davos player give the victory in overtime.
Sciaroni, Marc Wieser, Taylor Pyatt and Josh Holden with two goals and one assist are the top-scorers in the first three games. Cristobal Huet(96.3%), Daniel Manzato and Marco Bührer with 95% are right behind.
Czech Rep.:
Tipsport extraliga |
1.liga |
2.liga
Slovakia:
Tipsport Extraliga |
1.liga
Sweden:
SHL |
HockeyAllsvenskan
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