World Cup: 2016 World Cup — Team Sweden

[jfc64]

Team Sweden final team for World Cup in Toronto september 16th - october 1st 2016:


Daniel Sedin - Henrik Sedin - Loui Eriksson

Filip Forsberg - Nicklas Bäckström - Patric Hörnqvist

Gabriel Landeskog - Carl Söderberg - Henrik Zetterberg

Carl Hagelin - Alexander Steen - Jakob Silfverberg

Marcus Krüger



Mattias Ekholm - Erik Karlsson

Victor Hedman - Anton Strålman

Oliver Ekman Larsson - Niklas Hjalmarsson

Niklas Kronwall



Henrik Lundqvist

Jacob Markström / Robin Lehner




An imaginary second team:

Marcus Johansson – Mikael Backlund – Gustav Nyquist

Rickard Rakell – Patrik Berglund - Elias Lindholm

Andr̩ Burakovsky РVictor Rask РJesper Fast

Dick Axelsson – Mika Zibanejad – Jimmie Ericsson

Alexander Wennberg



Hampus Lindholm – Adam Larsson

Alexander Edler – John Klingberg

Johnny Oduya – Jonas Brodin

Tobias Enström


Jhonas Enroth / Eddie Läck / Jonas Gustavsson



NHL ground series stats 2015-16:

1. Erik Karlsson (D) Ottawa Senators 82 16 66 82 1.00 50 -2
2. Nicklas Bäckström (C) Washington Capitals 75 20 50 70 0.93 36 17
3. Loui Eriksson (RW/LW) Boston Bruins 80 30 33 63 0.79 12 13
4. Filip Forsberg (LW) Nashville Predators 82 33 31 64 0.78 47 1
5. Alexander Steen (LW) St. Louis Blues 67 17 35 52 0.78 48 3
6. John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 76 10 48 58 0.76 30 22
7. Daniel Sedin (LW) Vancouver Canucks 82 28 33 61 0.74 36 7
8. Henrik Sedin (C) Vancouver Canucks 74 11 44 55 0.74 24 0
9. Oliver Ekman Larsson (D) Arizona Coyotes 75 21 34 55 0.73 96 -6
10. Gabriel Landeskog (LW) Colorado Avalanche 75 20 33 53 0.71 69 -5
11. Mika Zibanejad (C) Ottawa Senators 81 21 30 51 0.63 18 -2
12. Patric Hörnqvist (RW/LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 82 22 29 51 0.62 36 15
13. Carl Söderberg (C/LW) Colorado Avalanche 82 12 39 51 0.62 32 -7
14. Marcus Johansson (LW/C) Washington Capitals 74 17 29 46 0.62 16 12
15. Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) Detroit Red Wings 82 13 37 50 0.61 24 -15
16. Victor Hedman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 78 10 37 47 0.60 46 21
17. Victor Rask (C) Carolina Hurricanes 80 21 27 48 0.60 24 -6
18. Rickard Rakell (C/W) Anaheim Ducks 72 20 23 43 0.60 19 -1
19. William Nylander (C/W) Toronto Maple Leafs 22 6 7 13 0.59 4 1
20. Alexander Wennberg (C/W) Columbus Blue Jackets 69 8 32 40 0.58 2 -1
21. Mikael Backlund (C) Calgary Flames 82 21 26 47 0.57 28 10
22. Gustav Nyquist (RW/LW) Detroit Red Wings 82 17 26 43 0.52 34 -2
23. Viktor Lööv (D) Toronto Maple Leafs 4 0 2 2 0.50 0 4
24. Johan Franzén (LW) Detroit Red Wings 2 0 1 1 0.50 2 0
25. Carl Hagelin (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 80 14 25 39 0.49 32 8
26. André Burakovsky (W/C) Washington Capitals 79 17 21 38 0.48 12 4
27. Jakob Silfverberg (RW/LW) Anaheim Ducks 82 20 19 39 0.48 32 8
28. Elias Lindholm (C/RW) Carolina Hurricanes 82 11 28 39 0.48 24 -23
29. Anton Strålman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 73 9 25 34 0.47 20 16
30. Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 82 8 27 35 0.43 44 14
31. Oscar Lindberg (C) New York Rangers 68 13 15 28 0.41 43 12
32. Niklas Kronwall (D) Detroit Red Wings 64 3 23 26 0.41 30 -21
33. Oscar Klefbom (D) Edmonton Oilers 30 4 8 12 0.40 6 -4
34. Mattias Janmark (C/LW) Dallas Stars 73 15 14 29 0.40 16 12
35. Alexander Edler (D) Vancouver Canucks 52 6 14 20 0.38 46 -8
36. Jesper Fast (RW/LW) New York Rangers 79 10 20 30 0.38 18 9
37. Calle Järnkrok (C) Nashville Predators 81 16 14 30 0.37 14 1
38. Patrik Berglund (C/W) St. Louis Blues 42 10 5 15 0.36 16 1
39. Hampus Lindholm (D) Anaheim Ducks 80 10 18 28 0.35 40 7
40. Erik Gustafsson (D) Chicago Blackhawks 41 0 14 14 0.34 4 11
41. Joakim Nordström (C/W) Carolina Hurricanes 71 10 14 24 0.34 12 1
43. Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Chicago Blackhawks 82 2 22 24 0.29 32 13
44. Melker Karlsson (RW) San Jose Sharks 65 10 9 19 0.29 16 5
45. Viktor Arvidsson (LW/RW) Nashville Predators 56 8 8 16 0.29 35 -8
46. Viktor Stålberg (LW/RW) New York Rangers 75 9 11 20 0.27 22 6
47. Johnny Oduya (D) Dallas Stars 82 4 17 21 0.26 26 8
48. William Karlsson (C/LW) Columbus Blue Jackets 81 9 11 20 0.25 6 -9
49. Jacob Josefson (C) New Jersey Devils 58 4 10 14 0.24 20 -21
50. Johan Larsson (W/C) Buffalo Sabres 74 10 7 17 0.23 27 -4
51. Tobias Enström (D) Winnipeg Jets 72 2 14 16 0.22 44 8
52. Oskar Sundqvist (C/W) Pittsburgh Penguins 18 1 3 4 0.22 4 0
54. Adam Larsson (D) New Jersey Devils 82 3 15 18 0.22 77 15
61. Carl Gunnarsson (D) St. Louis Blues 72 3 6 9 0.13 31 7
63. Nicklas Grossmann (D) Arizona Coyotes 58 3 4 7 0.12 24 -3
66. Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 68 2 5 7 0.10 18 -5
67. Marcus Krüger (C) Chicago Blackhawks 41 0 4 4 0.10 24 -5

1. Jhonas Enroth Los Angeles Kings 16 2.17 .922
2. Robin Lehner Buffalo Sabres 21 2.47 .924
3. Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 65 2.48 .920
4. Linus Ullmark Buffalo Sabres 20 2.60 .913
5. Jonas Gustavsson Boston Bruins 24 2.72 .908
6. Jacob Markström Vancouver Canucks 33 2.73 .915
7. Eddie Läck Carolina Hurricanes 34 2.81 .901


2015-16 Playoffs:

1. Victor Hedman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 17 4 10 14 0.82 14 2
2. Carl Hagelin (LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 18 5 7 12 0.67 10 6
3. Patric Hörnqvist (RW/LW) Pittsburgh Penguins 18 7 4 11 0.61 10 -5
4. Nicklas Bäckström (C) Washington Capitals 12 2 9 11 0.92 8 3
5. Alexander Steen (LW) St. Louis Blues 20 4 6 10 0.50 30 -2
6. Patrik Berglund (C/W) St. Louis Blues 20 4 5 9 0.45 4 4
7. Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 14 3 4 7 0.50 4 2
8. Marcus Johansson (LW/C) Washington Capitals 12 2 5 7 0.58 2 -2
9. Mattias Janmark (C/LW) Dallas Stars 12 2 3 5 0.42 2 -3
10. Jakob Silfverberg (RW/LW) Anaheim Ducks 7 0 5 5 0.71 6 1
11. Melker Karlsson (RW) San Jose Sharks 18 3 1 4 0.22 6 1
12. Filip Forsberg (LW) Nashville Predators 14 2 2 4 0.29 2 -11
13. John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 13 1 3 4 0.31 2 -5
14. Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 6 1 2 3 0.50 0 3
15. Johnny Oduya (D) Dallas Stars 13 1 2 3 0.23 2 1
16. Hampus Lindholm (D) Anaheim Ducks 7 0 3 3 0.43 0 6
17. Rickard Rakell (C/W) Anaheim Ducks 7 1 1 2 0.29 0 -4
18. Viktor Arvidsson (LW/RW) Nashville Predators 14 1 1 2 0.14 8 -3
19. Carl Gunnarsson (D) St. Louis Blues 19 0 2 2 0.11 7 5
20. Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) Detroit Red Wings 5 1 0 1 0.20 4 3
21. Gustav Nyquist (RW/LW) Detroit Red Wings 5 1 0 1 0.20 6 2
22. Anton Strålman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 6 1 0 1 0.17 2 -2
23. André Burakovsky (W/C) Washington Capitals 12 1 0 1 0.08 6 -1
24. Magnus Pääjärvi (LW/RW) St. Louis Blues 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0
25. Niklas Kronwall (D) Detroit Red Wings 5 0 1 1 0.20 8 3
26. Jonathan Ericsson (D) Detroit Red Wings 5 0 1 1 0.20 2 0
27. Erik Gustafsson (D) Chicago Blackhawks 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 -1
28. Joakim Andersson (C) Detroit Red Wings 5 0 1 1 0.20 2 -1
29. Jesper Fast (RW/LW) New York Rangers 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 -2
30. Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Chicago Blackhawks 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 5
31. Marcus Krüger (C) Chicago Blackhawks 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 -2
32. Calle Järnkrok (C) Nashville Predators 14 0 1 1 0.07 4 -5

1. Henrik Lundqvist New York Rangers 5 4.39 .867


Age structure: (age at date of finals, underlined = forwards)

36 Sedin Sedin
35 Zetterberg Kronwall
34 Lundqvist
33
32 Steen
31 Eriksson
30 Söderberg Strålman
29 Hörnqvist Hjalmarsson
28 Bäckström Hagelin
27
26 Krüger Karlsson Ekholm Markström
25 Silfverberg Hedman Ekman-Larsson Lehner
24
23 Landeskog
22 Forsberg


NHL Cap hits:

Sedin, Daniel 34 7.000 3 U
Sedin, Henrik 34 7.000 3 U
Bäckstrom, Nicklas 27 6.700 5 U
Zetterberg, Henrik 34 6.083 6 U
Steen, Alexander 31 5.800 2 U
Landeskog, Gabriel 22 5.571 6 U
Söderberg, Carl 29 4.75 4 U
Nyquist, Gustav 25 4.750 25 4 U
Hörnqvist, Patric 28 4.250 28 3 U
Eriksson, Loui 29 4.250 29 1 U
Hagelin, Carl 26 4.000 4 U
Franzen, Johan 35 3.955 5 U
Silfverberg, Jakob 24 3.750 4 U
Johansson, Marcus 24 3.750 1 R
Berglund, Patrik 27 3.700 2 U
Backlund, Mikael 26 3.575 26 3 U
Krüger, Marcus 25 3.083 3 U
Zibanejad, Mika 22 2.625 2 R
Lindholm, Elias 20 1.775 1 R
Nylander, William 19 1.744 3 R
Karlsson, Melker 24 1.625 2 R
Forsberg, Filip 20 1.461 1 R
Wennberg, Alexander 20 1.400 2 R
Stålberg, Viktor 29 1.100 1 U
Lander, Anton 24 0.988 2 R
Fast, Jesper 23 0.950 2 R
De La Rose, Jacob 20 0.925 2 R
Rakell, Rickard 22 0.894 1 R
Burakovsky, Andre 20 0.894 2 R
Rask, Victor 22 0.863 1 R
Larsson, Johan 22 0.800 R 1
Andersson, Joakim 26 0.815 1 U
Josefson, Jacob 24 0.800 1 R
Järnkrok, Calle 23 0.735 1 R
Pääjärvi, Magnus 24 0.7 1 R
Everberg, Dennis 23 0.625 1 R
Nordström, Joakim 23 0.605 1 R

Karlsson, Erik 25 6.500 4 U
Enström, Tobias 30 5.750 3 U
Ekman-Larsson, Oliver 23 5.500 4 U
Edler, Alexander 29 5.000 4 U
Kronwall, Niklas 34 4.750 4 U
Strålman, Anton 28 4.500 4 U
Ericsson, Jonathan 31 4.250 5 U
Klingberg, John 22 4.250 7 U
Klefbom, Oscar 21 4.183 7 U
Brodin, Jonas 21 4.167 6 U
Larsson, Adam 22 4.167 6 U
Hjalmarsson, Niklas 28 4.100 4 U
Hedman, Victor 24 4.000 2 U
Ekholm, Mattias 25 3.750 6 U
Oduya, Johnny 33 3.750 2 U
Grossmann, Nicklas 30 3.000 1 U
Gunnarsson, Carl 28 2.900 3 U
Lindholm, Hampus 21 1.744 1 R

Lundqvist, Henrik 33 8.500 6 U
Läck, Eddie 27 2.750 2 U
Lehner, Robin 23 2.225 2 R
Markström, Jacob 25 1.550 2 U
Enroth, Jhonas 27 1.250 1 U
Nilsson, Anders 25 1.000 1 R
Linus Ullmark 21 0.925 2 R
Lindbäck, Anders 27 0.875 1 U
Gustavsson, Jonas 30 0.700 1 U

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[m4tt145]

Many options at C, Lindholm, Wennberg, Z, Bäckis, Sedin, Berglund, Krüger, someones gotta play wing.

 

[Erikfromfin]

Defence and Wingers look super solid. Center position and goalktending if no King Henrik looks weak.

 

[ugrimugri*]

NHL players will almost certainly not be participating in 2018, so this discussion is almost pointless at this point

 

[cosmicnavigator]

I doubt Sedin or even Zetterberg will be there. Zetterberg might be there but the same role Alfredsson had this year.

Landeskog Bäckström xx
Zetterberg xxx Nyquist
Zibanejad Söderberg Eriksson
Hagelin Krüger xxx

Hjalmarsson Karlsson
OEL Granberg
Hedman Strålman
Lindholm Brodin

Lundqvist
xx
xx

We have a really good defence but not many good forwards or goalie depth. Hopefully Burakowsky, Wennberg,Rakell or somone of the forward prospects pan out.

 

[EK47]

I doubt Sedin or even Zetterberg will be there. Zetterberg might be there but the same role Alfredsson had this year.

Landeskog Bäckström xx
Zetterberg xxx Nyquist
Zibanejad Söderberg Eriksson
Hagelin Krüger xxx

Hjalmarsson Karlsson
OEL Granberg
Hedman Strålman
Lindholm Brodin

Lundqvist
xx
xx

We have a really good defence but not many good forwards or goalie depth. Hopefully Burakowsky, Wennberg,Rakell or somone of the forward prospects pan out.

Personally I would be suprised if Elias Lindholm doesn't pan out but still you have a point the forward depth is a bit weak.

 

[joe89]

Personally I would be suprised if Elias Lindholm doesn't pan out but still you have a point the forward depth is a bit weak.

I would be extremely surprised if one or two of our three dozen forward prospects aren't first liners in another four years. It's just hard to say who.

Goalies too. There's like 10 guys who are almost equal behind Lundqvist, when you have that many guys at the same time someone will step up and become very good eventually

NHL players will almost certainly not be participating in 2018, so this discussion is almost pointless at this point

Olympics or not, there will definitely be best-on-best tournaments in the future too.

 

[m4tt145]

Perhaps we'll see the WJC line with JDLR - Lindholm - Forsberg again.

 

[Hedning]

Pretty sure Nemeth will be in the squad as a stay home d-men. He even played for Dallas during the latter stages of this season and in the playoffs. He didn't looked lost on the ice at all. And he can also use his size and body quite well.

Klefbom might be pushing for a spot as well. (among others)

I probably scratch Ericsson who I don't think is up to the rest of the listed defensemen's level. (from that top 8-9 of yours)

 

[BalticWarrior]

NHL players will almost certainly not be participating in 2018, so this discussion is almost pointless at this point

What?Why is that?

 

[Eye of Ra]

The next big tournament is World Cup in 2016?

 

[m4tt145]

Not confirmed?

 

[jfc64]

Pretty sure Nemeth will be in the squad as a stay home d-men. He even played for Dallas during the latter stages of this season and in the playoffs. He didn't looked lost on the ice at all. And he can also use his size and body quite well.

Klefbom might be pushing for a spot as well. (among others)

I probably scratch Ericsson who I don't think is up to the rest of the listed defensemen's level. (from that top 8-9 of yours)

VERY excited about these prospect of having the two players taking steps forward. Thinkin' heavy and skilled defense here a la 2014's Canada team. Team Sweden have essentially the same core for four more years with lots of time for younger players to fill important roles. Strålman only 31. Impression is he's been around forever. Maybe Grossmann and Edler haven't reached their peak yet, either... Hell, Erik Karlsson might be a healthy scratch or something.

Erik Karlsson 27 182 82 ---- Victor Hedman ---- 27 198 105
Oliver Ekman Larsson 26 188 86 ---- Alexander Edler 31 193 100
Hampus Lindholm 24 189 88 ---- Niklas Hjalmarsson 30 187 94
Jonas Brodin 24 185 88 ---- Oscar Klefbom 24 192 96
Anton Strålman 31 185 88 ---- Jonathan Ericsson 33 195 102
Mattias Ekholm 27 192 94 ---- Patrik Nemeth 25 192 96
Robert Hägg 22 188 94 / Adam Larsson 25 190 91 ---- Nicklas Grossmann 33 193 105

 

[jfc64]

The next big tournament is World Cup in 2016?

Hope so. NHL need to become more global.

 

[tony d]

Think the Sedins, though they'll be 38 in 2018, will be invited to play for Team Sweden if the NHL goes to South Korea for the Olympics.

 

[jfc64]

Think the Sedins, though they'll be 38 in 2018, will be invited to play for Team Sweden if the NHL goes to South Korea for the Olympics.

Thinkin' is good! 37 years and 40 games. Whenever there is a Sedin on our fourth line the gold is ours. Wonder who their ***** (Jörgen Jönsson) will be this time? Filip Forsberg?

 

[Chimpradamus]

It's pretty much clear now, no olympic participation for NHL players and it'll be a Canada Cup (errm, I mean "World Cup") in 2016. **** the NHL.

What?Why is that?

Because the NHL are run by greedy, profit hungry ******** that don't care one bit for the actual sport, that's why.

 

[habsrule4eva3089]

It's pretty much clear now, no olympic participation for NHL players and it'll be a Canada Cup (errm, I mean "World Cup") in 2016. **** the NHL.

Because the NHL are run by greedy, profit hungry ******** that don't care one bit for the actual sport, that's why.

How's it clear? There has no been no talks in regarding the Olympics and we won't probably know until 2017 or after the results of the World Cup. The players ultimately have final say, and we know how badly they want to go, it's just a matter of how much they have to give up for the NHL to accept and for both sides to come to an agreement. I still see the NHL allowing players for 2018 and future Olympics, as long as the players want to attend, a way will be found.

 

[jfc64]

How's it clear? There has no been no talks in regarding the Olympics and we won't probably know until 2017 or after the results of the World Cup. The players ultimately have final say, and we know how badly they want to go, it's just a matter of how much they have to give up for the NHL to accept and for both sides to come to an agreement. I still see the NHL allowing players for 2018 and future Olympics, as long as the players want to attend, a way will be found.

Winter games in Asia might sell a few NHL hockey computer games as well. Maybe ASIA could assemble a team from different nationalities? Or wait... does Russia count as asians?

 

[habsrule4eva3089]

Winter games in Asia might sell a few NHL hockey computer games as well. Maybe ASIA could assemble a team from different nationalities? Or wait... does Russia count as asians?

We can count them as Asians, I mean judging by the fact they have as much chance as any other Asian country in winning Olympic Hockey Gold.

 

[xxxx]

I like the chances for Sweden in 2016. Obviously, not as much as for Canada but....I think their d-men could be even more effective on NHL ice (Kronwall, Hedman, Oduya, Karlsson) Their offense could be better than now - with Ekman-Larsson, Brodin, maybe A.Larsson, Lindholm ...

It will come down to how goog will the Sedins, Backstrom, and Zetterberg be, IMO. Sweden is going to have a very solid depth, but it's important how well the top-6 will play at the time. The next players are solid too....Landeskog, Berglund, Steen, Eriksson ....and also the young guns - F.Forsberg, Zibanejad, Slivferberg... I think Sweden is the best European team now and will be in 2016 as well.

 

[jfc64]

I like the chances for Sweden in 2016. Obviously, not as much as for Canada but....I think their d-men could be even more effective on NHL ice (Kronwall, Hedman, Oduya, Karlsson) Their offense could be better than now - with Ekman-Larsson, Brodin, maybe A.Larsson, Lindholm ...

It will come down to how goog will the Sedins, Backstrom, and Zetterberg be, IMO. Sweden is going to have a very solid depth, but it's important how well the top-6 will play at the time. The next players are solid too....Landeskog, Berglund, Steen, Eriksson ....and also the young guns - F.Forsberg, Zibanejad, Slivferberg... I think Sweden is the best European team now and will be in 2016 as well.

Yes, top 6 is a small worry. Growing older fast. We need an unexpected breakthru from a 19-21 year old now. Like Forsberg in 92 or Sundin in 91. Bäckström is closing in on Ovechkin i Washington.

Swedish players who do well on international Surface once are almost in the team for Life.

 

[jfc64]

Many options at C, Lindholm, Wennberg, Z, Bäckis, Sedin, Berglund, Krüger, someones gotta play wing.

Sakic to Forsberg - You play center...

Forsberg - No, YOU play center.

Sakic - C'mon, YOU play center!

Forsberg - ok

 

[m4tt145]

Sakic to Forsberg - You play center...

Forsberg - No, YOU play center.

Sakic - C'mon, YOU play center!

Forsberg - ok

A breakthrough from Wennberg and/or Lindholm, and we look very strong on C.

Will Sedins and Z still be good for top 6 in 2016?

Zetterberg - Bäckström - Nyquist
Landeskog - Lindholm - F.Forsberg/Alfredsson

 

[m4tt145]

2016 is only 18 months away so why not. Remove on player per position below! Scratches already include Nyquist, Ekman-Larsson and Nilsson in my personal lineup. Hope Hörnqvist will get some recognition now when he might play with the Kidneyburgher


Zetterberg - Bäckström - Lindholm
Sedin - Sedin - Silfverberg
Steen - Berglund - Landeskog
Eriksson - Söderberg - Johansson
Hagelin - Backlund - Hörnqvist

Edler - Karlsson
Brodin - Hedman
Hjalmarsson - Ericsson
Ekholm - Grossmann
Lindholm

Lundqvist
Enroth
Lehner / Läck

Wait.. you want to scratch Nyquist?

Also unsure about Sedins, will they be good for top 6 in 2016?

On smaller ice, i'd like to see Landeskog get a big role, he hasn't really showed up in the NT yet, but on smaller ice along with a couple of years older might be what it takes. Hörnqvist might also have a good chance now that he is in PIT.

This team is so hard to select right now. But maybe something like this?

Nyquist - Zetterberg - Steen
Landeskog - Bäckström - Hörnqvist
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Hagelin - Krüger - Zibanejad
Lindholm

Hjalmarsson - Karlsson
Brodin - Hedman
OEL - Kronwall
Lindholm - Strålman

Lundqvist
Läck