Cologne -
By 13 clock sharks professionals climbed after a training session and lunch together the bus. Departure from Nuremberg (Tuesday, 19.30 clock).
Striker Martin Bartek had bandaged his right hand thick. The Slovak top scorer (18 goals and 19 templates) is threatening to fail. First round, even haunted, that the hand was broken, but officially it was said, Bartek had suffered only a severe bruise.
For coach Bill Stewart would be a catastrophic failure, because of the long-term injured Mirko Lüdemann (ankle), Daniel Rudslätt (rib fracture) and Marc Chouinard (back) returns none.
Captain Lüde would like to try it, but must fit: "It is not yet." After his first zero-point weekend, Stewart only one goal in Nuremberg: "Three points, what else?"
The Canadians finally reached agreement on Monday with KEC boss Thomas gauge on a two-year contract as general manager. Gauge: "Now we have to bring only on paper."
