He is the king of Allsvenskan hockey now.
Linus Videl in Södertälje.
He’s 38 and Mora’s first series with Johan Persson, Daniel Ljungren and Philipp Ellistest is about to knock Djurgården into first place.
Hope shone for Djurgården after finishing 3-0 against league leaders Modu last time out.
But on Wednesday evening, the curtain fell again, when Bjorkloven came to Hovet and won the top of the tour with a score of 3-1.
Not only did the victory over Modo give that confidence that would turn everything around, but it was also no surprise the way the season ended.
Djurgården does not have the pact or mental strength to be good over time.
Not yet at least.
In addition, plenty of goals are given away, such as when full-back Kevin Carlsson found the completely free Elliot Ekmark blade, Bjorkloven on loan from Linköping.
An elegant pass as misdirected.
And Ekmark’s penalty kick was unstoppable at Matt Galagda’s right post.
He had some fluency
Then 2-0 when Alex Hutchings got a completely empty position in front of goal early in the second half and Zoos stared at the puck.
Then I must say, in the name of truth, that animal farms have had bad luck.
At first it was a 2-2 penalty for a high stick on Ola Liss, then a 3-1 for western bottoms that should have been a penalty, when Maxime Fortier jumped onto the ice too early during a substitution.
Fortier stole ten metres, broke free with Galgada and sent the puck into the roof of the net.
The crowd rallied and this time he proved them right.
Bjorkloven could have taken two minutes instead of 3-1, but what the referees don’t see, they can’t judge either.
Djurgården came back with an early reduction to 3-2, but Björklöven’s counter-attack took advantage of Djurgården’s pursuit of an equaliser.
Nick Shilke made it 4-2 from the free and defender Daniel Rahimi, of all people, joined the attack and took a penalty 5-2. Then team captain Fredrik Anderson finished 6-2 in an empty net. It was a class difference in the end, especially in the finals.
As if this blow wasn’t enough, the three teams took the closest front of Djurgården by three points.
Videl lights up again
Suddenly six points came to both Södertälje and Mora, both now on fire.
They almost caught up with Beck Karlskoga and trailed by just one point, despite losing in extra time and one point to Östersund.
In-Form Mora turned 0-2 into a smash and 7-3 at home against AIK and the team’s first series could not be stopped.
Daniel Ljungren’s position was the worst with an unparalleled five points – 1 + 4.
And in Södertälje, veteran Linus Videll continues to shine.
The same Videl who had to leave Djurgården last season after various struggles, even though he was the team’s top scorer.
The last time he left the ice without any points was against Mora on December 27.
From then on it looked like this:
0 + 1 and 2 + 1 and 1 + 1 and 1 + 1 and 1 + 0 and 1 + 1 and 1 + 0 and 3 + 1 and 1 + 0.
Eleven goals and six assists in nine games and close to two points per game on average.
And it’s not just goals either.
He’s reached a game-changing eight goals now, which brings him to the record.
No, maybe Djurgården should stop looking at the table and focus on preparing as well as possible for the play-off.
Then everyone is at zero again.
No one can threaten the direct quarter-finals, as the top six Allsvenskan teams formed their own division long ago.
At the bottom, it was White-Hasten who won by a single point over league leaders Modo, after a 1-1 run at full time before Theodor Niederbach decided on penalties.
Modo is in a slight slump, but the distance to second Björklöven is still a reassuring ten points.
In addition, the Angermanlanders have played two games fewer than Leuven.
No, the series has been triumphant for a long time.