Luca Cereda hopes on a return of two players until Christmas

"For Incir we await the green light after the upcoming medical examinations," Cereda explains. Kneubuehler, on the other hand, has resumed skating and should be able to practice with the team as of Monday, but only with a no-contact jersey. Cereda hopes that both are good to go until Christmas.

For the Czech forward Jiří Novotný, however, it will probably take some more time. "Even a return for the Spengler Cup will be difficult," Cereda says to the same source. Team manager Paolo Duca is currently trying to find three reinforcements for the tournament in Davos, but has not been successful so far. "It's not that easy," Cereda says.