More fear than harm for Lucas Wallmark. Hit in the face by a linesman’s skate on Saturday in Davos, and forced to return to the locker room, the Fribourg-Gottéron striker could already return to competition this Tuesday against the Swedes of Växjö Lakers.
“Normally, everything is good,” Gerd Zenhäusern confirms to us on the phone. We assume that he will be able to hold his place. The Swede has undergone a stress test and a hospital check-up since his accident. A priori, he escaped without injury, apart from a slight cut to the ear.
Whether or not he is on the ice for this Champions Hockey League round of 16 second leg will be decided on Tuesday after morning training. “It will be about testing his reaction to the effort, if all goes well he should be on the scoresheet.”
Just like newcomer Linden Vey. Arriving in Friborg on Thursday and left aside for the two weekend meetings, the Canadian is operational for this decisive meeting. The rules of the CHL being different from those of the National League, Pat Emond will have the right to line up his seven foreigners on the ice, as long as they are all fit to play.
As a reminder, Fribourg-Gottéron lost 1-0 in the first leg. If he wins by two goals or more, he will qualify for the quarter-finals. He will play a ten-minute extension at 3 against 3, before a possible penalty shootout, in the event of success by a goal difference.
