Good question that, ursus, been pondering the same thing myself. They've always been a well financed club, often putting out a strong team, and it's far from unusual seeing them lead the table mid-season or thereabouts. Maintaining this over the length of a whole season has previously eluded them, however, as injuries and dips in players' form take their toll. This season though, they seem to have avoided these negatives and just kept on going strongly. They may have been less affected by Covid than most other teams, though that may be me extrapolating too much from their being the only team to complete all of their league matches in what has been a disjointed season. Nothing earth shattering has happened that I'm aware of, just a lot of solid performances.
Undoubtedly helping them has been the fall of both K?rp?t and Tappara this season from their dominant position in the last decade or so. We've been very erratic this season, starting very well and then having a good run in February, but other times playing some real rubbish. Tappara haven't been much better, though they have just tonight got past KalPa 3-1 in games to secure their semi-final place against Lukko. Pelicans squared their series against TPS 2-2, so that will now go to the deciding leg in Turku.
Undoubtedly helping them has been the fall of both K?rp?t and Tappara this season from their dominant position in the last decade or so. We've been very erratic this season, starting very well and then having a good run in February, but other times playing some real rubbish. Tappara haven't been much better, though they have just tonight got past KalPa 3-1 in games to secure their semi-final place against Lukko. Pelicans squared their series against TPS 2-2, so that will now go to the deciding leg in Turku.
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