Djurgarden pokes AIK from Hovet – Aftonbladet

AIK storms to victory in the Hockey Allsvenskan.

But even if you fix it will be the first qualifying match away from home when Djurgarden already are booked at Hovet.

– We have accepted the situation, said Roger Melin.

After the victory, 4-3, away against Leksand yesterday’s AIK already clear to the so called HockeyAllsvenskan final where the winner and runner-up will meet in a best of five for a place in a best of seven qualifiers against SHL last Karlskrona.

there is also evidence that the AIK can keep away as serial winners and thus get home advantage against what most likely will Tingsryd.

But despite the AIK will not get the chance to relax on command qualifier finals on home soil. The first match is scheduled namely March 1, the day of Djurgarden receives Modo in the SHL. Something that trumps qualifying match of the series in.

“No ice at the Globe”

– We have accepted the situation and based on the situation that we start off, says AIK’s coach Roger Melin that sees no major drawback in that rather than getting off two and three at home:

– It does not matter so sporting. You must win three of five games so it does not matter. The only small advantage for Tingsryd is resmässigt. They just need to go a route to his second match, while we begin to go back and forth.

sports manager Anders Gozzi says that it examined the possibility of playing their game at the Globe while. But you do not even come so far that it began to consider the security aspect.

– They say that there is no ice on the globe. We asked, “but you can not make ice?” but only got the answer that “no, we have no ice,” laughs Gozzi.

“gamble not with injured players”

There are, however, five rounds remaining of the series before it is speech if kvalspel. Already tomorrow will Bjorkloven Hovet, where there is free entry, and Roger Melin

rejoice several comebacks.

– We get back (Niclas) Heinerö, (Jacob) Spångberg from injury late Tobias Ericsson back in the team after he was not allowed to play against Leksand, so that’s positive.

Looking to rest some players in matches here in termination here top team against qualifier?

– we will of course not to take chances with injured players. But at the same time, we want to play with such a good team as possible, it is important not acquire bad habits and maintain the winning instinct, says Roger Melin.