TAMMERFORS / Stockholm. Oliver Ekman-Larson, 30, misses the last game of the group.
Johann Garbenlov hopes the captain will return to the playoffs.
– If there were no hopes, I don’t think he would stay here, as the captain told Sportbladet.
three crowns Discreet the type of damage Oliver Ekman Larson affected.
In any case, it is clear that the captain will miss tomorrow’s match against Latvia, Johan Garbenlov told Sportbildet.
Ekman-Larson had finished yesterday’s win against Norway and was not present during Tre Kronor’s training today, but the national team captain has not given up hope of bringing the captain back to the playoffs.
– I’m not a doctor, so I can’t say any percentage, but we’re aiming for Thursday, and hopefully he can play after that, says Johann Garbenlov.
Are there high hopes for a return to the quarter-finals?
Yes, it is clearly there. If there were no hopes, I don’t think he would stay here.
Ekman Larsson injury
Ekman-Larsson received a powerful shot on his left skate against the Czech Republic just over a week ago. The 30-year-old broke off the ice and walked into the locker room, but was back on the ice later. And perhaps it was the event that kept Ekman Larson away from the Games.
– In the end, he will definitely show what exactly the problem is and what he did and did not do. Here and now it’s about leaving him alone for a while, then we’ll see if it will be on Thursday, as Garbenlov said after yesterday’s match against Norway.
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