The Lindbom Effect, The Wind at Your Back and a couple of Finnish match winners recently.
Should the HV71 defy all odds and send Mikko Manners Brynäs to the playoffs?
It seems that Finland will decide this drama.
And that a new qualifying drama between HV71 and Brynäs has already begun.
Yes, first let me say that I remain convinced that it will be the HV71 and Malmö in qualifying there in March.
Everything talks about.
But the drama in the bottom took on a new dimension, as HV71 got two straight shots and cut the deficit to just four points with 11 games left to play.
The final rounds could be almost as agonizing as they were in 2021, when the greats met in the first historic downward drama.
Now it is decided who will face Malmö in the qualifiers.
As we wrote 2021, Brynäs won the qualifying drama 4-1 in matches and sent Småländer to Hockey Allsvenskan.
I think they survived this time too.
I think HV71 does too, even if they face Malmö in the negative qualifiers.
Hunting is easier than being caught
Going 5-1 tonight, they have gained a real mental advantage and have won three out of four meetings in the winter regular season.
But the sport is unpredictable and the advantage of the HV71 is that they are in a position where they have nothing to lose.
It is always easier to hunt than to be hunted.
HV71 has not one match left before the national team break.
If they win full-time at Lulea on Tuesday, they are only one point behind the guests.
It would be natural to boost confidence and a wish scenario for new coach Johan Lindbom.
But if they lose, the distance is still four points with one more game played than Brenas.
There are small margins.
But it’s enough to give the fans at JAVEL a few nights of sleep during the week-long break until the next round.
And as if that weren’t enough, Brynäs and HV71 meet at Monitor ERP Arena in Round 50.
Three rounds from the end, as no one knows what the table will look like.
At the same time, HV71 maxed out in the last two games.
Away against Temera on Thursday, there was a shock 2-1 win, but then it was goalkeeper Johnny Ortillo who almost single-handedly won a game that Temera won by shots 43-19.
Played great
Two goals within 50 seconds in the final period decided the time, as new Finnish defender Oleur Kaske became the match-winner with his first goal of the season.
Against Malmö, Ortillo continued to play aggressively, while Casci scored 3-0 and 4-0 from his back position. And the match doesn’t look like the final numbers. It was Malmö who won the penalty shootout with a score of 33-20.
Meanwhile, Brynäs had the margins against them in Gävle, as Rögle and Adam Edström decided to go 2-1 with 4.01 left to play.
Not being wise to Brynäs and what Mikko Manner wants with the team.
I thought the successful Finn in the booth would be completely messed up, but right now it looks even more confused than it has been in a long time.
Brynäs som precis recruits Finnish storm guard Jussi Olkinuora at Slutspurten.
He sat on the bench against Rögle, but is expected to make his debut right after the national team break.
It’s an undeniably messy feeling.
But it was still the Manner Gang who had the upper hand.
And if you look at the remaining fixtures, things are looking a little better for the visitors with six of their 11 matches remaining at home.
Including one against Malmö that has already been published and one against HV71 there at the end.
But hell knows.
The scammer may eventually be caught if HV71 continues to defy the odds.
There are risks you have to take in this industry.
At the same time, I would like to remind you when the HV71 was forced to qualify two years ago.
At the time, they had “only” two points against future qualifying opponent Brennas after 41 games played and only five in their most recent playoff game.
At the time, it was Linköping, the jumbo after 41 rounds, who came up with a final sprint and beat them both.
Oskarshamn has suffered severe headaches and two consecutive losses after all trophies since its 6-1 win over Växjö a week ago.
Now they are back in full bloom.
Especially the first series with Patrick Karlqvist, Ante Sumela and Ahti Oksanen standing by for everything Luleya missed this winter.
They scored all five goals as Oscarshamn thrashed Norbottings 5-0.
Always positive when offensive pay off.