After a two-year honeymoon with highlights: The Lakers in a reality check

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Nicole VandenbrouckIce hockey reporter

The confident Lakers recently impressed in the CHL with two wins (4:1, 3:1) against the DEL team from Mannheim and qualified for the quarter-finals (against Vitovice). And in the domestic competition? They are languishing in twelfth place, weakening with just two wins from their last ten games.

It was expected – the environment, the fans, Hockey Switzerland, the Lakers themselves – that the SCRJ would finish in 3rd and 4th place in the rankings at the end of qualifying after the last two strong seasons under coach Stefan Hedlund (48) . stuck in the atmosphere of the top clubs. But the honeymoon appears to be over, as the Lakers are currently facing a reality check.

The reality for this team is probably somewhere in between, i.e. middle of the table. After two years of unexpected highlights that saw the Lakers surprise them as outsiders, expectations have risen accordingly. Hedlund believes that it is now more difficult to meet these higher demands, “both for the team and for the environment”. In the CHL, however, his team can play more freely as an underdog.

Self-confidence has suffered

After the Lakers had a perfect start to the season this year, the Swedish coach already raised a warning finger that they should not dance on the tables, but rather remain modest, “so that we don’t have any trouble when we get into trouble. ” a difficult situation like the current one.” . The fact that players are in danger of collapsing under pressure in this phase may be an answer to the question about the two faces of the team.

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Self-confidence has suffered, but Hedlund has no doubts about his players’ willingness to fight and work. “But our situation is a challenge where we must not lose patience, remain true to our system and deliver results. We need goals.” Then confidence in your abilities returns. “It’s just a matter of time.” According to the coach, it can be useful to draw energy from the CHL success to move up from behind. The Lakers must then prove themselves against Lugano, Fribourg and Bern.

National League 23/24

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		team	SP	T.D	PT
	1	EV train	25	37	52
	2	HC Fribourg-Gotteron	27	16	50
	3	ZSC Lions	24	29	49
	4	Lausanne HC	26	10	44
	5	SC Bern	25	3	43
	6	HC Ambri-Piotta	24	8th	38
	7	HC Lugano	25	4	38
	8th	Geneva-Servette HC	24	-3	37
	9	HC Davos	25	5	36
	10	SCL Tigers	25	-22	35
	11	EHC Biel	24	-13	28
	12	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	24	-13	27
	13	EHC Kloten	25	-26	25
	14	HC Ajoie	23	-35	17

Source : Blick

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