@ Cheli

Deine Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel.

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The problem lies with the Swiss offense. There is a decided lack of Swiss scorers, in part because they're trained not to take chances that result in counterattacks for the opposition and in part because foreign players hold down most of the key scoring line roles on Swiss clubs. As a result, the national team relies on players like the aging DiPietro to scratch out just enough goals to win low-scoring games.

"There are exceptions, like (former Edmonton Oilers right wing Michel) Riesen, (Minnesota Wild prospect Julien) Sprunger and Reto Von Arx, but when we look at most Swiss forwards, we project most of them as checking line players. Even if it looks like they have offensive potential, they usually get turned into checkers," says one European-based NHL scout. "Defensively they can skate with anyone, but most of them don't stand out enough to get to the NHL. Scoring is as much about mentality as talent. A lot of Swiss players don't have that scoring mentality. They'd rather prevent a goal than score one."