Skellefteå did not keep up at home against Malmö.
Most frustrated by it was Rickard Hugg.
– De are free in the castle all the time, it’s fucking hell, says the forward in TV4’s broadcast.
The quote from Rickard Hugg came after two periods at a 3-6 deficit.
– We are damn bad defensively, he said and continued:
– Somewhere we have to get back to the basics, we have a way of playing where we have to be stable, but right now we don’t have that at all and it’s damn bad.
Worst since October 2022
But there was no comeback from Skellefteå’s side, which ultimately fell by a whopping 3–7 – the team’s fifth straight loss.
It is the team’s worst listing since October 2022 – over two years ago.
The reigning champions are now tenth in the SHL table.
– It is clear that it is a tough situation. It’s seven sacks at home and a loss, but we can’t lie down and die for it. There is training tomorrow and then we have another match on Saturday, says the team’s coach Pierre Johnsson.
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