Lausanne repeatedly offers players to swap. Last at the bazaar: Joël Genazzi. First coach and sports director John Fust only used the national player as the seventh defender. Then not at all. The occasion was a scandal during the second break in the game against the ZSC Lions a week and a half ago.
So Fust spoke to his fellow sports director and asked in a similar manner: “Are you interested in Genazzi? And which player would you give me for it? “
The first question is relatively easy to answer: “Yes”, “No” or “Depends on the conditions”. And the second? That’s where things get tricky. Because if the sports director mentioned names names, he brings himself into the devil’s kitchen. It wouldn’t be long before these players found out about this through their agents. And whether they would enjoy the fact that their head of sport is offering them to another club as an object of exchange can be highly doubted.
NL sports directors like to play NHL
Sports directors in Switzerland like to play NHL. But with us it is much more difficult to swap players. In contrast to the NHL, where the players only have a say if there is a corresponding clause, it is not enough if the two clubs come to an agreement. And the way Svoboda and Fust have behaved in the last year and a half, some players will think: Lausanne? No thank you.
And in contrast to the NHL, player wages are not public with us. But in the talks about a possible deal, these confidential contract details are quickly divulged.
Will Genazzi still stay in Lausanne after all?
Servette and Gottéron began human trafficking in Hockey Switzerland in 2014, when Jérémie Kamerzin and John Fritsche were sent to Friborg shortly before the transfer deadline for Romain Loeffel. Facts were created without consulting. The players could have refused. But then they would not have been able to play anymore because their licenses had already been transferred.
The main player swaps of the National League
2008: Damien Brunner to train, Thomas Walser to Kloten.
2013: Dan Fritsche to the ZSC Lions, Marco Maurer to Lugano.
2014: Dominik Schlumpf to train, Alessio Bertaggia and Calle Andersson to Lugano.
2014: Romain Loeffel to Servette, Jérémie Kamerzin and John Fritsche to Friborg.
2014: Marc Reichert to Bern, Alexei Dostoinov to Ambri.
2014: Mikko Lehtonen to Lugano, Glen Metropolitan to Bern
2019: Lorenz Kienzle to Davos, Julian Payr to Ambri.
2020: Floran Douay and Guillaume Maillard to Lausanne, Tyler Moy to Servette.
2020: Aurélien Marti to Lausanne, Matteo Nodari to Lugano.
2020: Joël Vermin to Servette, Tim Bozon and Petr Cajka to Lausanne.
2020: Noah Schneeberger to Lausanne, Mauro Jörg to Friborg.
2021: Perttu Lindgren and Luca Hischier to Biel, Valentin Nussbaumer and David Ullström.
2021: Mauro Dufner to Friborg, David Aebischer to the SCRJ Lakers.
2008: Damien Brunner to train, Thomas Walser to Kloten.
2013: Dan Fritsche to the ZSC Lions, Marco Maurer to Lugano.
2014: Dominik Schlumpf to train, Alessio Bertaggia and Calle Andersson to Lugano.
2014: Romain Loeffel to Servette, Jérémie Kamerzin and John Fritsche to Friborg.
2014: Marc Reichert to Bern, Alexei Dostoinov to Ambri.
2014: Mikko Lehtonen to Lugano, Glen Metropolitan to Bern
2019: Lorenz Kienzle to Davos, Julian Payr to Ambri.
2020: Floran Douay and Guillaume Maillard to Lausanne, Tyler Moy to Servette.
2020: Aurélien Marti to Lausanne, Matteo Nodari to Lugano.
2020: Joël Vermin to Servette, Tim Bozon and Petr Cajka to Lausanne.
2020: Noah Schneeberger to Lausanne, Mauro Jörg to Friborg.
2021: Perttu Lindgren and Luca Hischier to Biel, Valentin Nussbaumer and David Ullström.
2021: Mauro Dufner to Friborg, David Aebischer to the SCRJ Lakers.
And what happens to Genazzi now? At the SCB, where they were interested in him, no more heard from Fust. Perhaps it is also because Lausanne Genazzi is said to have made an offer to extend his contract, which will expire in the spring. The 33-year-old should think twice about that.