Johan Larsson dropped out of the overall race against Djurgården.
Anxiety among Breñas’ supporters is high – but now the positive news comes with caution from the team’s captain.
-I hope I can play the first show. “It depends on the next few days, how I feel and what I can do,” Larson says.
Today, Monday, Hockeyallsvenskan holds a preliminary meeting and Friday is the premiere of, among others, heavyweight meetings Djurgården-Björklöven and Brynäs-AIK.
Tickets for the meeting in Gävle are sold out and approximately 8,000 spectators are expected at the Monitor ERP Arena.
Brynäs is aiming for a quick comeback and has managed to retain several heavy names from last season.
Perhaps the heaviest, Johan Larsson, most creditable in the NHL, also became the team’s new captain.
However, there was a question mark ahead of the premiere after Larsson was tackled on Thursday by Djurgården’s Albin Grewe.
There is nothing wrong with dealing
Larsson was present at today’s opening match and then commented on his condition as follows:
– It’s good, I feel better now anyway than after the match, so it’s positive.
When can you come back?
-I will see if the situation improves in the coming days. This is the question for the next few days.
Johan Larsson admits it is frustrating to ride due to an injury in the last practice match.
– Sure, it’s sad. A bit unfortunate, of course. I felt very good in the pre-season. At the same time: injury never comes at the right time.
What do you say about the intervention from Greo?
– There’s nothing wrong with that, it was my attitude that was wrong.
But is there hope to play the first show?
– Yes, I hope so, it depends on my closest friends – how I feel and what I can do.