Malmö Redhawks suffered a 2–5 loss to Djurgården after lacking the team's soul: the glow and energy. Captain Fredrik Händemark stresses it was not about hubris, but sluggishness in both head and body. Despite a strong second half of the season, the match was a stinging slap.
Malmö Redhawks have been performing strongly in the second half of the season, but the 2–5 loss to Djurgården was not a sign of hubris, according to captain Fredrik Händemark. "It was not a lack of humility, but we felt sluggish in both head and body", he says. The match highlighted an energy crisis where the team lacked the elements that form its soul: the glow and energy. It resulted in a stinging defeat, described as a slap by columnist Kent Leijon Jönsson. Head coach Tomas Kollar is mentioned in connection with the analysis, but details of his comments are absent from the reports. Handball had just moved out of the arena when hockey returned to the warmth, setting the scene for this game in Malmö.