Alarm mood at HC Pustertal: After the bitter 5:6 defeat after a penalty shootout against the Pioneers Vorarlberg, star defender Jonathon Blum burst his collar. The 36-year-old former NHL player criticized his team unusually harshly and spoke to “Sportnews” about an overall inadequate performance.
Blum was particularly annoyed by the lack of discipline and the deviation from the game plan. According to the American, they acted selfishly and didn’t play as a cohesive unit. “We have to stop being a bunch of individualists,” he made clear.
In terms of sport, things haven’t been going well for the Wolves for weeks: there have been six defeats in the last nine games, and the former leaders have fallen back to sixth place. The crisis comes at an inopportune time, especially before the upcoming derby against the in-form HC Bozen. Blum is therefore calling for a return to simple, hard team ice hockey, like at the beginning of the season.
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