ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK. Six consecutive losses.
Djurgården’s sports director believes the fans are “just complaining”.
I’m surprised there aren’t any more moans.
It is clear that Djurgården can (and should) take with them the fact that they have pressed the sovereign chain on their land.
They created plenty of chances in the third period and it was only a Marcus Kruger cross that made it 4-5 with 11 minutes remaining.
But Modo eventually won 6-3.
Matthias Carlin’s side sometimes shine with such intensity and confidence that I find it hard to see any team challenging through seven matches.
It must be said that the home team in this match mixed brilliance with carelessness and pure indifference.
I could be wrong but the feeling is that Modo was 80 percent working.
After a quiet start to say the least, Djurgården was more lively for the first ten minutes, it was as if the home team hit the gas below and Djurgården blew off the track.
Ten minutes later it was 0-1 which made sense. In five minutes, Modu scored three goals.
Djurgården came in with a slim reverse side like the average Swede’s purse a few days before January’s paycheck. It took two young defenders and a loan from Hockeyettan to put together a complete squad.
Of course it played a role, but of course it is not the full explanation.
As passive and confused as the guests acted when they had a bit of pressure ruined them this evening.
It might as well have been 5-1
Djurgården became a puck-watcher, stagnated and barely won a fight in the defensive zone.
Sometimes it looked like the boys’ team.
After 20 minutes the score was 3-1
It would have been 5-1 easily, even though Modo only fired ten shots against Carl Lindbom.
The offensive game is what Djurgården will be deprived of in this match. In a number of hot spots it was, though Modo was a bit helpful and generous.
But every time Modo entered the strike zone, it was a complete circus.
Too wet, too wet and when Karl Lindbom miraculously no longer saved his team, the results were devastating.
After the 5-2 goal, the JVM goalkeeper was substituted.
The pressure in Djurgården is starting to be felt more and more.
In an interview with Hockeynews prior to the meeting with Modo, sporting director KG Stoppel spoke of the Djurgården supporters “just whining”.
You can say a lot about Djurgården’s supporters, but the fact that they’re just grumbling is pretty powerful.
And not least, they have every reason to complain. Because there are no matches and no points at the level fans have a right to claim so they can’t complain.
I already pulled out the card to launch the bus
Now you can certainly argue those words have been taken out of context etc., but the last thing the Djurgården management should do in this situation is lash out at their own supporters.
Partly because it’s gratuitous, partly because they’ll definitely need their backs if this trip is going to end happily.
Because what was supposed to be a triumphant return to the SHL has evolved into a ride of pure horror, which no one really knows how it will end.
At the moment, the Stockholmers have dropped to fifth place and they must quickly stop the slide down the table.
Djurgården has already pulled the coach card. At the end of November, Joachim Wagerfall was fired. Not because of the position of the table and the number of points in the first place, but more because the game was not good enough.
Something everyone who has seen Djurgården can agree with. However, Karl Lindbom’s goalkeeping game was great as in JVM for a long time.
When Fagervall was sent off, Djurgården were one point clear of runners-up Björklöven with one less game played. The average score was 1.81.
Johann Garbenlöf could not raise the scoring rate, on the contrary, and only occasionally did the match look better than under Wagerfall.
Now there are six consecutive losses. Djurgården had only 21 points in 14 games, averaging 1.5 points, with Garbenlöf in the booth.
Djurgården is 21 points clear of Modo at the top of the table.
Modo is the team to beat to get to the SHL
For those who search, it is possible to find explanations and excuses a little closer. For example, injuries, JVM games (five players in the tournament), and weaker goalkeeper games can be counted.
There aren’t a lot of matches Djurgården has played with regular teams, but that could not be further from the truth.
Modo is sailing towards a highly potential finalist for a spot in the SHL. This must be the team to beat to get into the SHL.
Good advice gets expensive for Djurgården.
Everyone knows that at the end of the game everything is decided, but most also know that good, stable gameplay isn’t something that pops up when it’s needed most.
On Friday, a return meeting with Modou awaits in Hovet. And then Bjorkloven.
There is a risk that Djurgården’s crisis could get worse.