Oscar Möller worked as an expert yesterday when his former club faced arch-rival Luleå in a hot semifinal, one of his assignments for TV4. The game went down in history as the longest ever, with Andreas Johnson scoring the winning goal for the home team in the beginning of the seventh period. In social media, there were many opinions about TV4 choosing to use Möller as an expert commentator.
Oscar Möller will not comment on tomorrow's match in Skellefteå. Möller's legendary playing career with Skellefteå includes winning two Swedish championships, playing five Swedish championship finals, and serving as team captain for four seasons. In 445 games, he accounted for 345 points before ending his career three years ago due to burnout syndrome.
I understand that there are probably many who raise their eyebrows for various reasons.
In Skellefteå, the right-shooter from Spånga is considered one of the club's greatest players. Oscar Möller now works as an expert on TV4. The historic nature of the game, as the longest in history, adds context to Möller's commentary role.
Future scheduling plans for Oscar Möller as a TV4 expert commentator for the rest of the series are unclear.
My job is to be professional and neutral in my commentary. The job is about describing what happens on the ice. Then I understand that people associate me with Skellefteå, it's exactly the same thing as with Joel (Lundqvist) and Frölunda.
No, I think it was really fun to get the chance to comment on this semifinal. It's like any commentary at all. Extra fun that it's a derby that you get to work with. Then you want to comment on a match based on how it goes, regardless of which teams are playing.
I don't follow reactions and such afterwards particularly much, but I understand that there are probably many who raise their eyebrows for various reasons. I think it has felt good, it has felt really fun. A very fun and entertaining match to comment on. Two awesome teams that meet and extra fun that it's a derby, both for the SHL and for Norrland.
Yes, I think so. You have gotten distance from the sport and gotten the chance to come back and work as an expert with commentary. It's fun to stand and talk about something that you have had as a professional occupation for many years.
The one I had yesterday is the one I am scheduled for, then we'll see how the series develops. But the schedule is set so that I am not on Thursday.