SHL Season Begins: Key Storylines to Watch
Can super homecoming player Niclas Bäckström fix gold party in Brynäs? Is Djurgården back in the top series to stay? Here are the topics of discussion ahead of today's SHL premiere:
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Sick Modo won anxiety meeting - HV71 jumbo
Modo defeated both illness and HV71. The clear 5-1 victory in the anxiety-filled away game gave Modo solid ground under their skates – for the first time in almost four months. It's clear it's nice, but nothing is clear, says defenseman David Bernhardt, the 3-0 scorer, to TV4 Play.
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Modo fell again – seventh straight defeat
It doesn't go well for Modo on away games. Despite scoring five goals, the team suffered its seventh consecutive loss, 6–5 against Linköping, and remains winless outside Örnsköldsvik. It's clear that it's damn frustrating, says Modo captain David Rundblad to TV4 Play.
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