Coach Tom Coolen has no injury concerns as Fife Flyers square-up to arch rivals Dundee Stars on Tayside on Saturday (19.00) and at Kirkcaldy on Sunday (17.15) with an Elite League play-off spot on the line.
The experienced coach (pictured courtesy of the Elite League) said: “They (Dundee) are a very competitive team, they work hard, and then can score goals. We will have to be at our best to match that.”
Sound defence and capitalising on chances will be keys to the outcome according to Coolen who said: “Two wins and we are 100 per cent in the play-offs.”
The Canadian believes his men have played good hockey in the last month, hockey which sees them sitting in seventh spot in the ten-strong table, but they are one of five teams in the play-off mix along with sixth-placed Dundee and Glasgow Clan who occupy the eighth and final play-off slot.
Coolen added: “If we play at the level we have been in March then we give ourselves a chance of being in the play-offs, however, the season comes down to 120 minutes of ice hockey.
“Five teams are battling for three play-off spots and we have 49 points. Dundee and Glasgow also have 49 points but Coventry have 48 and Nottingham 46. I’d rather be on 49 points than 48 or 46.
“Our focus is on the game in Dundee. Win that and we will see where that takes us ahead of Sunday.”
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