Björklöven vs Djurgården and Södertälje-Modo in the same round.
I felt like the playoffs had already begun.
But I wonder if Södertälje’s chances were really gone now when King Linus Videl was carried out on a stretcher after a slam dunk at the short side.
My whole body ached when I saw him lying there completely slumped.
Then I can only imagine how all the SSK fans felt.
The great returner and hero of the team was gone indefinitely, but everyone could see he was going to cause a real stir, when Modo’s Theodor Nederbach pushed him over the edge.
He seemed to lose consciousness for a moment.
Nederbach conceded five minutes and a penalty, but I saw the situation as more than an accident.
But an accident has serious consequences for Södertälje.
Linus is not only second in scoring to Allsvenskan in hockey, he also leads the game-critical goals statistic by far.
He was SSK’s big difference this season and the big reason they bounced back.
Now I don’t know how long Fidel will be gone, but I think most people would agree that it was a pretty serious concussion.
They need their time and it is a healing process that cannot be rushed.
Five weeks until the quarter-finals
Soon, reports came in that Videl felt well under the conditions and was on his feet before the match ended.
The first quarter-finals will be played on March 24 and we have five weeks left.
I hope it’s enough for Videl to be completely symptom-free, because there are few players I’d rather see in the playoffs.
Unfortunately, Videl’s photos were stuck, despite the drama of those two major matches.
In addition, it got worse for SSK, when Modo equalized at 2-2 in a digital loss, while five minutes elapsed for Niederbach.
And with barely four minutes remaining, Erik Karlsson made it 3-2 against a visibly shocked Södertälje.
But the drama is not over yet.
But with only 21 seconds left, the Latvian Georgs Golovskov equalized to make it 3-3 and force extra time.
It went to penalties and there the crowd had to cheer when Emil Alba decided with a quick shot between Tex Williamson’s legs.
It seemed fair on this heavy evening when Södertälje were winners and losers at the same time.
It appears that he suffered from Branas syndrome
The same drama was in Umeå, where Björklöven met Djurgården.
It was a lot of prestige here ahead of the upcoming semi-final.
Because if Modo wins the series and Leuven and Djurgården qualify from the quarter-finals, it is very likely that they will meet in one of the semi-finals.
Modu will be the only team that can pick an opponent in the semi-finals in this case and I think they will avoid Djurgården until the end.
Now it was drama in front of a packed Winpos Arena, which saw the home team turn a 1-0 lead into a 2-1 lead.
Ole Liss then equalized to make it 2-2 with just two minutes left in the match.
Lys, who was a crowd favorite at Bjorkloven last season, has opted to move to Stockholm.
Now the match went to penalties and where new acquisition Jens Lööke sent the ball through and sealed it on his debut.
Now there are only two points left for Modo, who seems to have suffered from brown nose syndrome.
Angermanlands have won just one of their last seven games, and what seemed impregnable lead has been reduced to almost nothing.
Drama in court
BIK Karlskoga overtook Djurgården in the table after three points and 5-2 away at Kristianstad, which is tough in terms of positions above the line.
And Mora, who did not play, could take part in the first battle if he wins away at Östersund on Saturday.
This will be drama to the core.