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Robin Grossmann (35) was once an offensive defenseman, scoring up to 5 goals and 26 points per season. “My role has changed now, I am more of a defensive defender. Scoring goals is not my core task,” says de Aargauer. In qualifying this season, Grossmann has played 50 games without a goal. And when was the last time he scored in the play- offs? “That must have been when I was still playing for EV Zug,” says the 2013 World Cup silver hero.
And his assumption is 100 percent correct: It has been almost six years since Grossmann scored the honorary goal in the 6-1 defeat in the fifth playoff final on April 15, 2017 against SCB. ‘Yes, that was a long time ago. But when the play-offs were canceled anyway,” he adds with a smile to relieve himself. That was in 2020. Because of Corona.
‘There was also some luck involved’
And now this dry period is over. With his goal to make it 1-0 at the start of the play-offs in Biel, the ex-international chose the perfect moment. It was remarkable how determined Grossmann dared to go forward when he was outnumbered and how stubbornly he sank the puck after a pass from Toni Rajala. “I wouldn’t say I’ve scored nine goals like that in 10 attempts. There was definitely a bit of luck involved, but we were happy to get that goal,” he notes.
It worked for Grossmann against SCB, who after his time with Zug also played three years with Lausanne VD and is now back in his second year with Biel BE. But this time his goal did much more and put the Seelanders on course in their first quarter-final. “SCB used to be the better team, but the goal took away some of the momentum,” said Grossmann.
With a good feeling to Bern
Although the victory was ultimately clear with a 3-0 success and Biel was undisputedly the better team after Grossmann’s goal, the veteran z does not want to exaggerate this. He believes in a long and hard streak. “It is important for us that we were able to keep the home advantage. Now we are ready for the away game in Bern on Thursday.”
Source : Blick
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