On scoring with 41: NHL Moser turns old Forster into a sniper

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What’s wrong with Beat Forster? At the age of 41, in his farewell season, the old master suddenly scores one important goal after another. And in doing so, he actively helps to extend the EHC Biel season on the one hand and to postpone his hockey retirement on the other.

Forster achieved the decisive 3-1 victory in the penultimate qualifying round last Saturday in a 5-1 win against Lugano. It put Biel on course for play-in. In the play-in first leg on Thursday in Geneva, the veteran scored the important 2-2 equalizer, which heralded the turnaround to the ultimately deserved 3-2 victory. Now a draw in the second leg on Saturday is enough for the Zeelanders to secure a play-in showdown against the loser of Lugano – Ambri. And to be able to salvage what has been a difficult season so far.

Special relationship with Moser

They were Forster’s goals number 3 and 4 of the season. The last time he scored more goals was six years ago, at the age of 35. There was also a request from the NHL behind this. «On Saturday I congratulated Janis Moser on the beautiful goal he scored that evening. He wrote me back and asked me to do it again. So I was challenged,” Forster says with a smile. The two have a special relationship. In his debut season in the National League in 2018/19 at the age of 18, the Seelander Moser mainly had Forster as a defender partner. And then developed into a national team and NHL player.

Forster obviously didn’t want to disappoint his former teammate and so he also hammered Lugano – similar to Moser for Arizona against Ottawa. He didn’t get the shot very well, but it still found its way into the goal against the poorly placed Lugano goalkeeper Mikko Koskinen. In Geneva, Forster tried again – and this time the customization worked. He was more central when he shot than Moser was when he scored, but he hit the puck just as hard under the right crossbar.

The end of my career is still close

Despite his unexpected scoring prowess, the longevity of Forster’s career remains an extremely fluid issue. If Biel loses to champion Servette after 60 minutes and then extra time on Saturday, his glorious career will quickly come to an end due to the fast play-in mode on Saturday evening.

Source : Blick