The Eisbären Berlin have to catch up in the fight for a play-off place, but now the sovereign leaders of the German Ice Hockey League (DEL) are coming to the capital. “We still have a lot of work to do here in a short time,” said coach Serge Aubin on Thursday and after the sobering 1: 4 last in Iserlohn: “We must undoubtedly show a reaction.”
The fact that the Munich team lost three games in a row before the game this Friday (7.30 p.m. / Magentasport) does not matter to Aubin. “We know exactly what to expect,” he said. “Their greatest strength is that they come in waves and never stop. We have to be ready for the full 60 minutes, win the duels and play with confidence.”
Big personnel problems plague the table-13. still not. In the meantime, Alexandre Grenier, the last long-term injured player, is taking part in team training again and is hoping for a comeback soon. It is still unclear when the Canadian center will be operational again: “I don’t have an exact timetable for him. He’s not quite there yet, it might take a week or two,” said Aubin.
Otherwise, the coach against Munich has the entire squad at his disposal. “We have to put a player in the stands. I don’t know who that will be at the moment,” said Aubin, who doesn’t want to make any significant changes to the line-up. However, a change is planned in goal: Juho Markkanen will start on Friday in place of Tobias Ancicka. (dpa)
Source: Tagesspiegel
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