Håkan Loob thinks that the physical game has decreased in the SHL and he wants to see change there.
- It is not the violent game that I want to see more of.
It must of course be removed completely.
But what I expect is that you follow through and dare to tackle, he says.
The expert believes that coaches can benefit from introducing more aggressiveness into their playing system.
- What happens then is that you create more emotions.
Not only on the field, but also with those watching.
Then the rivalry grows and ice hockey wins from that, he says.
Do you think this affects the entertainment value?
- For me it does.
I watch a lot of games, even live games, and you can tell right away if there are any tackles.
Then the audience is immediately drawn in and you get an atmosphere.
But I've also seen matches where 40 minutes have passed and you've thought 'what really happened in this match?'.
No expulsions, nothing.
You almost just wait for the final whistle, he says.
In "Hockey night" he gets the support of HV71 icon Johan Davidsson.
- I think that many people are very schooled at an early age and have learned to push their feelings aside.
In the past, we were not quite as well educated.
Then it slipped through the occasional player who played a lot on emotions and showed it very clearly.
Today you don't show it in the same way, but you are a bit gray and dreary.
It may be boring for us who watch it, but it is very effective for the team, he says.