Strong train is subject to perfect Langnau

Sturdy but perfect train Langnau and Inti Pestoni Emmentals are looking for a job

If Langnau plays perfectly, the leader of the league is also powerless. Then even the Canadian wolf Chris DiDomenico can sulk in the VIP box.

Anyone who has to give up the lead of the league after a 3-0 defeat at Langnau (the SCB is again the leader) and who, with the league's second-best offensive, does not understand exactly ten minutes of overpayment for one purpose, deserves criticism.

But for once, it's hard to find an approach to criticism or even controversy. This is also demonstrated by the fact that the competent "Blick" employee, responsible for each game, distributes a plum, after the game has sat in front of his puzzled laptop. There was simply no Zuger who deserved a plum. Agree, Dominik Schlumpf and Santeri Alatalo ran after their opponents Pascal Berger and Harri Pesonen to 0: 1. But this is not a reason to be a scapegoat for defeat.

Why does a strong blow lose 0-3? Because Langnau has managed a perfect match. A violent reaction to the performance of Larifari Wednesday at the Stade de Suisse against the SCB (1: 4). Even the grumpy Heinz Ehlers was satisfied and spoke of a "very, very good performance" of his boys. It's about as if the Zug coach had danced after a victory in the center circle.

The unsuccessful efforts of Zug personified the top scorer, Lino Martschini. He played twice on the ice and was the architect of at least 20 promising but ultimately unsuccessful attempts. He said: "Langnau was very strong on the defense, but with direct and precise passing sequences, it would have been possible to succeed in Powerplay." In the game, "quality" was missing. He meant precision and intensity. "We caused too few rebounds and when the puck bounced we were not there."

Such self-criticism could be interpreted as lack of concentration (lack of quality) and insufficient commitment (lack of intensity). But that was not it. Zug has not failed because of his own weaknesses, but because of the quality of his opponent. The perfect "Heinz Ehlers ice hockey". "Heinz Ehlers Ice Hockey" is when everyone is one hundred percent in the business and everyone is doing its full hundred percent defense. Then even a leading opponent lacking space and time to unveil his game.

Fatal should become the referee of Zuger. As a general rule, crews belonging to smaller owners will be subject to more penalties. Hooks, catches or handicaps are the logical consequence. But the referees have exaggerated and have too often judged the actions of the Langnauer too strict. For the first time this season, the stadium staff had to move with a shovel and broom to clean the ice. Such actions are very, very rare. As at the swing festival, objects are thrown into the arena during the hockey game in the Emmental.

From this alleged injustice, the Langnauer pulled a huge "Trotzenergie". When it was possible to survive all of Zuger's energy games until the second break (in the second third, Zug played with a player on the field for another eight minutes), all of world in the stadium felt: it's the decision against Zug. Now, Emmentaler can not shake anything anymore.

Interestingly, it was SCL Tigers' first game this season without Chris DiDomenico. The Canadians became, after a helpless performance in the derby (1: 4 against SCB) for the first time, the "victim" of the rotation principle among the five foreign strikers, had to take a break and stay grumpy in the box personalities. Apparently, he had lost too much energy at the Spengler Cup with Team Canada – especially since he drove a 4-hour drive from Davos to Kloten to get a girlfriend overseas .

An old wisdom says you should never change a winning team. This is especially true after a perfect match. The sports director Marco Bayer assured before the match that Chris DiDomenico would be back in the team in Ambri. "We expect him to be part of the team in Ambri." A dilemma for Heinz Ehlers. Does he kill a winning team? "No problem, I have changed abroad many times after a win.

There is also a message of the EV train on the sidelines: striker Fabian Haberstich, 21, arrived in the summer of 2016 from Langnau, has no new contract. This confirms the sports director Reto Kläy. Haberstich was not good enough for a regular spot in the first team and the farm team needed space for his own talents. The strong wing (183 cm / 93 kg) scored nearly one point per game in the Zug agricultural team this season.

Fabian Haberstich is, so to speak, Langnauer's answer to Inti Pestoni. A decade talent. As a junior of the same age as Denis Malgin, who storms the NHL today. But at workout and in the game for a long time with yourself too graceful. His agent Sandro Bertaggia is looking for a new employer.