"We are still packing!"
Dusseldorf - "The season was a wild roller coaster ride so far, but since the victory in Frankfurt, I firmly believe that in the end everything will be okay," sprayed DEG-choice goalkeeper Jamie Storr Kracher before the Derby on Sunday against the Iserlohn Roosters (19.30 Clock, ISS Dome) Pure optimism.
The ex-NHL-keeper was on his comeback, the guarantor of victory for the Lions. 35 shots fired at his body from the Frankfort (DEG: 19), only once the puck sashayed pure - and even in outnumbered. "We won against a top team that gives impetus to," believes the Canadians. "The troop has a husky team performance delivered, are processed from the first to the last second the ass. That is the key. "
For at last, eleven games before the finish, there was a homogeneous force on the runners. "Because everyone was dead tired after the game, fought for each other, these three points and survival is only possible for us. The particularly good thing is that because of respect for each other is increasing, "says Storr. "Americans, Canadians, German - now we have a real unity, that is the basis for success."
After a scary season, moving into the pre-playoffs is not only completely re-constructed there. Storr: "It depends only on us. We have an extremely talented team. When we realize our potential to 100 percent, we can use any force, even the top teams to beat - abroad, at home. "What depends a lot on Jamie.
Coach and manager Lance Nethery: "Without a goalkeeper in top shape do you have no chance." Captain Daniel Kreutzer: "Jamie is the most important man, we are now shooting little goals. If he plays at top level, he can always keep us in the game. "
If only the question of whether holding twice injured his left knee. Storr: "The problem is there, but I have until end of season just as biting, so I can cure it in the summer." Now, will not do, namely, Storr has plans yet: "Put us the playoffs, everything is still there, even of a very large litter. "
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