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SCB coach Jussi Tapola (49) does not seem shocked after the 1-1 equalizer in the series against Zug. He calmly parries questions about goalkeeper Adam Reideborn and a possible effort from Philip Wüthrich. ‘We haven’t decided yet how we’re going to play. We have two great goalkeepers. Adam made some very good saves. We can’t blame the goalkeeper. Train was better.”
Then the Finn flawlessly steers the conversation in a different direction. “We were a bit frustrated with some penalties. Especially the one against Dario Kummer.”
The striker, who came straight from Swiss League team Basel into the SCB play-off line-up, powerfully checked Dominik Schlumpf at the boards. The referees initially imposed a 5-minute penalty and watched the scene on video before reducing the penalty to 2 minutes. This angered both Tapola and the SCB fans who saw the check on the video cube.
Tapola: “That was a clean check”
“There should be a big discussion about this in the league, with the players, the referees and the athletic directors, if we want to develop NHL players here and be successful at world championships. Players must always prepare for a check that is coming,” explains the man who led Tappara Tampere to four league titles and a Champions League victory.
“That was a clean check. I can understand why you get such a punishment on the ice. But if after watching the video you come to the conclusion that this deserves punishment, you should talk about it. If you give penalties in such situations, we are not having a physical match.”
Afterwards, his players weren’t sure what level of toughness was still possible. “But I have to say clearly: we did not lose thanks to the referees.” The SCB survived the punishment against Kummer and gained a lot of energy from it.
The referees do not want to comment on the spot. The association says that you do not comment on individual 2-minute penalties.
Tangnes: “Jussi is the best paid referee supervisor”
What does Dan Tangnes (45) say about Tapola’s criticism? “Should I say something about that?” asks the EVZ coach. “If I have to act as a referee supervisor, we need a lot of time. But I’ll leave that to Jussi.’ And he adds jokingly: “I would say he is the highest paid referee supervisor in Switzerland.”
There are always scenes that are questionable. «For example, the second penalty against Wingerli in Game 1 was very cheap. There are always 50:50 decisions.” Responding to the comment that the penalty against Kummer actually gave the SCB momentum, the two-time champions smartly said: “I hope the referees don’t help us with penalties in the next match.”
The series has been launched. And in Tapola and Tangnes there are two coaches facing each other who know exactly what they are doing and how they are saying it, both off the ice and in front of the microphones.
Source : Blick
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