On Sunday arrived Sven Andrighetto in Bratislava, has now trained for two days with the Team and is willing, on Tuesday night against Austria in the world Championships in Slovakia for the first time to intervene.
“For me it was always clear that I will participate in the world Cup, we should be eliminated in the NHL Playoffs,” says the Colorado-striker. Also that he has for the next season, no NHL contract in the bag, could not change that. Nervous, this constellation does not make him. “The summer is long,” says Andrighetto.
“The NHL Clubs do not look to the world Cup”
“I’m still young and would like to have the opportunity to have a world Cup to play, not to be missed. I’m proud to play for Switzerland and I am very pleased to be here.” Andrighetto doesn’t see the world Cup as a platform to operate in-house advertising: “it’s not About that. It has not been seen in the past that the NHL clubs have a look at all the world Cup, this plays into your Considerations.”
The 26-year-old from Zurich, had in the case of the Avalanches is not a simple time, was only rarely used and when it was used, was its ice age manageable. For the national team, this must be a disadvantage, as he finds: “I am fresh and fit. I hope that I can help the team, to bring additional train on goal by I play my speed.”
Even if he had played at Colorado little, so he tried to always remain positive, “it was a good experience to be able to in the NHL Playoffs and to go far, even if I could have played more.” Ultimately, his Team remained in the quarter-finals in the seventh game to the San Jose Sharks hang out.
The start of the tournament, ironically against Austria
so, the winger comes up against Austria, so to debut at the world Cup in 2019. Ironically, against Austria. Because a year ago he played in the neighbourhood of the duel, it was the Swiss world Cup start game, after a Foul on Steven Strong had Andrighetto in the shower, and was locked up afterwards for a game.
in Addition, the Swiss verdaddelten during Andrighettos 5-minute penalty, gave up a 2:0 lead, one point and had to be happy at the end, in overtime with 3:2 win. This is not to happen this Time. The next Threesome to her and the account of the loss of points in the case of Switzerland remain untouched.
Andrighetto warns against the Austrians: “they are fast, have some very good individual players, as a group are very strong and never give up. Against such teams, it is never easy.” It comes for Andrighetto to a reunion with his “victims” Distribution, which was after the collision with the Swiss due to a knee injury for several months, but meanwhile on the ice, and to the national team has returned.
will continue to play, In which is the line of Andrighetto, was not on Monday. It is undisputed that the Zurich, an important role is provided, and it will be the first to shifts in the formations of Switzerland. (Tages-Anzeiger.ch/Newsnet)
Created: 13.05.2019, 19:40 PM
