Lausanne in play-off? If the Lions’ membership in the Top 8 seemed for a long time to be a mere formality, the Vaud team can still be eliminated from the title race. Of course, the Lausanne people are only missing one point to make sure, but …
In other words, this is what should happen in the last two rounds of the championship for the LHC to miss the playoffs:
– Lausanne and FR Gottéron (72 points after 48 games) lose their last two games in regular time.
AND
– Berne and Lugano (66 points after 48 matches) win their last two matches in regular time.
For the LHC to tip over on the wrong side of the bar, four teams (LHC, FR Gottéron, Berne and Lugano) must be tied with 72 points after 50 games in the regular season. A scenario which would then be unfavorable to the LHC by virtue of direct confrontations against these three formations.
The situation of the mini-classification would then be as follows on the basis of direct confrontations between the four teams:
1. FR Gottéron 21 points
2. Berne 19 points
3. Lugano 17 points
4. Lausanne 15 points
Four 72-point teams on Saturday evening at 10:15 p.m.? Here’s why such a scenario could happen …
Why Lausanne can lose its last two matches:
The Lions travel to Geneva on Friday and will face a rival who has already beaten them four times in five games this season. The following day, Ville Peltonen and his men will receive CP Berne. Difficult to bet against the SCB in a cleaver match, also difficult to bet on the LHC given the difficulties encountered by the people of Lausanne on their ice rink this season …
Why FR Gottéron can lose his last two matches:
The Freiburgers travel to Bern on Friday, where they have already won once this season. But in front of its audience, back to the wall, the SCB cannot let this opportunity pass. On Saturday, the Dragons will receive GE Servette. They are the fit team of the moment but would have, according to this scenario, the additional pressure of having to grab a small point to secure their place in the roller coaster. Quite the opposite of GE Servette, already qualified.
Why Bern must win its last two matches:
Because the reigning Swiss champions are proud and the experience of the pillars of the Bern group in important moments (Moser, Scherwey, Arcobello, etc.) will make the difference. Berne receives FR Gottéron on Friday before going to Lausanne on Saturday for a last potentially decisive match. And it’s well known: in the end it’s always Bern who wins …
Why Lugano must win its last two matches:
On paper, Lugano has before it the best end-of-season program: the Bianconeri will face Rapperswil (12th) on Friday away, then Ambri (11th) at home the next day. If the red lantern is much more formidable on its ice and if a Ticino derby remains unpredictable, Lugano simply does not have the right to crash with such an end of season calendar.
Cyrill Pasche
Created: 27.02.2020, 09h03
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