Leksand beat AIK in a very tight game 6-5 in a highly anticipated battle between the two top teams of the second tier in Swedish ice hockey. None of the teams on display would, by the evidence of tonight's game, deserve a place in the top league (OK, the bottom is fairly crap in the Swedish Elite League, Elitserien, but would still be having a good time against these two sides).
Ok, your teams are worse than my outfit. So, shut up.
[The section below has been rewritten the morning after the game. Must learn not to drink and blog]
There has been talk of the Curse of AIK with Leksand only beating their counterparts twice over the last couple of seasons. Despite the win, it would be stretching it to say the ghost was completely exorcised - but at least for the time being the bragging rights are held at the southern shores of lake Siljan.
Notable is that seven of the eleven goals came in powerplay (5 for LIF, 2 for AIK). A lethal powerplay is today very important to win games, but equally important is to have a solid boxplay - take note Melin! On the other hand, there is now just over a month for LIF coach Strömberg to get the 5-on-5 play working, starting with play in defensive zone and how to pass a puck. Both outfits will indeed have their next few practice sessions planned out.
There were however some very good individual displays yesterday. On his evidence of his performance, Christian Sandberg, should be able to walk into any team - at least you're welcome back to Dalarna on a more permanent basis. Tony Virta/Jussi Pesonen has started showing why they were brought in and should prove valuable for the team in the coming two months..
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