“It felt like Davos was one more player”

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ZSC veteran Simon Bodenmann cannot be blamed for turning around after the 2-1 defeat in Davos and the equalizer in the quarter-finals. “We deserved to lose. Davos were the better team in the long stretches. They won the duels and played harder,” he says, hitting the nail on the head.

“It felt like Davos was still a player on the ice. We didn’t work hard enough,” the 35-year-old ex-Nati player continues. “We also got nasty penalties for stupid moments – at the end of every third. won’t go.”

How can the veteran explain the mild demeanor? “It’s hard to say,” replies Bodenmann. “They came out like the fire brigade. They had lost the first game and were now playing in front of their home crowd. We were very well served with the 1:1 after the first period. We haven’t found the step.”

“It was also clear that we were not going to go 4-0 there.”

After the Zurich team won 17 of their last 18 matches against Davos, Bodenmann seems a bit at a loss. “It was also clear that we weren’t going to go 4-0 there,” he pulls out a classic playoff line, adding, “But the way we played wasn’t the way we imagined.” HCD wanted to win the duels more. “Intensity is key in this series.”

The night before, Servette striker Tanner Richard had already said after the series equalizer against Lugano: “No one expected it to be 4-0, right?” We bet you will also hear this statement if Zug or Biel have to admit their first defeat?

Excitement is guaranteed. And you shouldn’t look beyond the next game anyway, as another playoff wisdom says. This is Sunday again for the ZSC and Davos.

Source : Blick