World Cup: 2016 World Cup — Team Sweden

[Phil McKraken]

Our forward crop is very weak.

Compared to who besides Canada? In terms of forwards Russia has more edge but worse depth and USA has pretty much the same edge/depth as we.

 

[ulvvf]

No, our forward-kropp is not weak. Actually it has never been better. Sedins still rule and Bäckström and Zetterberg will lead units with up and coming forwards. Rakell is a youth star who develops right now and Rask is a puck possesion guy with size and skill. Defense need some size.

I can agree that our forwards is not bad, it is actually pretty good, it just looks bad because we are so good on defensive.

I have no problems with your forward lineup, I would maybe not pick them at this point, but I do like Rakell, and he could very well make the team in the end. But overall it looks ok to me.

But I can not understand you defensive lineups? Grossman? I do not think you should pick a player just because they are big or play a certain role, class over role and let them adapt. But if you want big guys we have better then Grossman, lik, Hedman, Edler, Ericsson, Klefbom and even Larsson.

We have probably the best d-men in the world but if we start to cut one of the absolutly best like Klingberg for players like Grossman, we might not have it anymore. Klingberg should be a lock even if it would mean he plays as a forward, he is simple to good to not make the team at this point. We should be happy that we have many talent d-men and use that.

An I do think Hedman adds more to our team as a defensive d-men with his size, and Klingberg, Karlsson and OEL is all better offensivly.

Remember which pair did work and which did not work in the olympics, the pair that work in the whole tournament was who ever played with EK, the pair(s) that had it ups and downs was the pair where they had put roles over class. Lets not make that mistake again. Not having Klingberg in the team is maybe a even bigger mistake then not putting Hedman in the team last time.

 

[joe89]

Both Expressen and ESPN posted their teams today. I prefered the ESPN one, even if they had a weird 8D 2G roster(won't happen).

 

[jfc64]

ESPN: Here's how we predict Sweden's World Cup of Hockey squad to look:

Forwards

Prospective forward lines

Filip Forsberg Nicklas Backstrom Gustav Nyquist
Daniel Sedin Henrik Sedin Loui Eriksson
Gabriel Landeskog Henrik Zetterberg Alexander Steen
Carl Hagelin Marcus Kruger Patric Hornqvist
Oscar Lindberg

While the forward position is one of strength for Sweden, it's good to see most of the players having strong starts to the season. Eriksson has been one of the most consistent players for the Boston Bruins. The 30-year-old forward has nine goals and 12 assists in 23 games. Backstrom missed three games because of injury in October, but overall has eight goals and 12 assists in 20 games. The Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund, 26, could also be in the mix, along with Jakob Silfverberg of the Anaheim Ducks.
Victor Hedman's game isn't firing on all cylinders yet, but he still is putting up decent numbers. Timothy T. Ludwig/USA TODAY Sports

Defensemen

Prospective defensive pairings

Hampus Lindholm Erik Karlsson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson Niklas Hjalmarsson
Victor Hedman Anton Stralman
Jonas Brodin John Klingberg

Sweden's ability to contribute offensively from its backend is solid, too. Karlsson is already a favorite to win another Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman. The 25-year-old captain of the Ottawa Senators has five goals and 21 assists in 24 games. Like the rest of his Tampa Bay Lightning teammates, Hedman's game isn't firing on all cylinders yet, but he still has two goals and 11 assists in 25 games. Klingberg has been strong in his second season for the Dallas Stars. The 23-year-old blueliner has five goals and 22 assists in 25 games. No doubt he's moving up Team Sweden's depth chart. Veteran Niklas Kronwall should also be in the mix.
Jonas Gustavsson has been healthy and strong this season. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Goaltenders
Prospective goalie depth chartNo. 1 Henrik Lundqvist
No. 2 Jonas Gustavsson

Lundqvist's early season performance has once again earned him a spot as a strong candidate for the Vezina Trophy. Sweden needs to find a backup and will have some interesting decisions to make for the World Cup. The Buffalo Sabres' Robin Lehner is sidelined indefinitely because of a high-ankle sprain he suffered on Oct. 8. The Carolina Hurricanes' Eddie Lack has been sub-par with a 1-4-1 record as a backup, and Gustavsson has emerged as the possible go-to guy for Sweden. After being plagued with injuries the past couple of seasons, the Bruins signed Gustavsson during the summer and he has been solid as Tuukka Rask's backup. Gustavsson has been healthy, strong and has a 5-1-0 record.


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Expressen:

Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers, Jhonas Enroth, Los Angeles, Jonas Gustavsson, Boston.

Kommentar: Både Linus Ullmark och Anders Nilsson förtjänar beröm den här säsongen. Men näst bäste svenske målvakt i NHL just nu är Monstret i Boston. Får han vara frisk ska han med till Toronto. Världsmästaren från Globen, Enroth från Kings, är perfekt i rollen som backup i ett lag där förstemålvakten är Tre Kronors mest självskrivna spelare i sin roll.
BACKPAR

Erik Karlsson, Ottawa - Oliver Ekman, Arizona.

John Klingberg, Dallas - Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay.

Niklas Hjalmarson, Chicago - Niklas Kronwall, Detroit.

Anton Strålman, Tampa.

Kommentar: Strålman och Hedman är ett samspelt backpar, men Strålman får bara komma med som sjundeback i den sanslösa konkurrensen i landslaget med världens bästa backuppsättning. Inte ens Kanada hart samma nivå som Sverige. Och utanför laget är Johnny Oduya, Hampus Lindholm och Jonas Brodin. De två sistnämnda kidsen var bättre i fjol och rubbar än så länge inte Strålman eller den rutinerade duon i tredje backparet. Två outsiders är Oscar Klefbom och Adam Larsson, som matchas hårt och hyllats rejält under hösten .
KEDJOR

Daniel Sedin, Vancouver - Henrik Sedin, Vancouver - Loui Eriksson, Boston.

Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit - Nicklas Bäckström, Washington - Filip Forsberg, Nashville.

Gustav Nyquist, Detroit - Oscar Lindberg, New York Rangers - Alexander Steen, St Louis.

Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado - Marcus Krüger, Chicago - Mika Zibanejad, Ottawa.

Marcus Johansson, Washington.

Kommentar: Sedinarna bär Vancouver och tillhör fortfarande de bästa spelarna i NHL - och Loui Eriksson är som bekant perfekt ihop med dem. Zetterberg och Bäckström trivs ihop och nu när Filip Forsberg äntligen kommit igång får han plats ihop med dem. Rookiesensationen Lindberg tar centerplatsen mellan två i normala fall förstekedjespelare i Tre Kronors tredjekedja. Krüger och Landeskog spelade ihop i senaste OS och kompletteras av Zibanejad i vad som kan bli hela World Cups bästa fjärdekedja. Johansson är en skicklig tvåvägsspelare som inte skulle göra bort sig i någon av dess kedjor.

Men oj vad många bra forwards som vi spolar.

Till att börja med en duo vi hade räknat med före säsongen, men som hittills spelat bort sig ur World Cup-laget: Jakob Silfverberg och Carl Hagelin, Anaheim.

Bara för att göra en liten jämförelse: Silfverberg och Hagelin har tillsammans gjort fyra mål. Oscar Lindberg har ensam gjort åtta mål. Den svenske forward i Anaheim som just nu är närmats en plats i World Cup är Rickard Rakell, som dessutom kan spela center.

Andra som är med i konkurrensen på allvar är: Victor Rask, Carolina, Carl Söderberg, Colorado, Mattias Janmark, Dallas, Jesper Fast, Rangers, Melker Karlsson, San Jose, Andre Burakovsky, Washington.

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Jfc64 "Serious" team: I beefed it up to include Klingberg.


Landeskog - Berglund - Zibanejad
Zetterberg - Bäckström - Forsberg
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Steen - Söderberg - Silfverberg
Rakell

Edler - Karlsson
Kronwall - Hedman
Hjalmarsson - Ekman Larsson
Klingberg

Lundqvist - Enroth - Ullmark



Second team:

Lindberg - Backlund - Nyquist
Franzén - Rask - Lindholm
Johansson - Lander - Hörnqvist
Hagelin - Krüger - Ericsson

Lindholm - Larsson (I would be quite happy with these 8 guys as well)
Klefbom - Brodin
Ekholm - Strålman
Enström - Grossmann

Markström / Lehner
Nilsson
Gustavsson

 

[jfc64]

I can agree that our forwards is not bad, it is actually pretty good, it just looks bad because we are so good on defensive.

I have no problems with your forward lineup, I would maybe not pick them at this point, but I do like Rakell, and he could very well make the team in the end. But overall it looks ok to me.

But I can not understand you defensive lineups? Grossman? I do not think you should pick a player just because they are big or play a certain role, class over role and let them adapt. But if you want big guys we have better then Grossman, lik, Hedman, Edler, Ericsson, Klefbom and even Larsson.

We have probably the best d-men in the world but if we start to cut one of the absolutly best like Klingberg for players like Grossman, we might not have it anymore. Klingberg should be a lock even if it would mean he plays as a forward, he is simple to good to not make the team at this point. We should be happy that we have many talent d-men and use that.

An I do think Hedman adds more to our team as a defensive d-men with his size, and Klingberg, Karlsson and OEL is all better offensivly.

Remember which pair did work and which did not work in the olympics, the pair that work in the whole tournament was who ever played with EK, the pair(s) that had it ups and downs was the pair where they had put roles over class. Lets not make that mistake again. Not having Klingberg in the team is maybe a even bigger mistake then not putting Hedman in the team last time.

Yes, agree with most but are we so sure Klingberg is THAT good? Even Enström scores one point a game when he gets a chance to shine. Hedman scored a point per game at the start of this season and now have dropped. That is probably what Klingberg would do as well if he was any good at defense.

 

[jfc64]

Finals, 2-2. En man utvisad. Canada throws in Getzlaf, Perry, Crosby, Nash, Weber och Subban = 600 kg.

Sverige försvarar med Hagelin, Krüger, Klingberg and Hjalle = 346 kg.

 

[Jim Morrison]

Finals, 2-2. En man utvisad. Canada throws in Getzlaf, Perry, Crosby, Nash, Weber och Subban = 600 kg.

Sverige försvarar med Hagelin, Krüger, Klingberg and Hjalle = 346 kg.

Okay?

 

[jfc64]

Okay?

About everyone creating small players team when everyone knows that on the next level the best players are HUGE, except when it comes to czechs. They are all 5-11, 185 lbs. no exceptions.

Nyquist, Klingberg, Mickey, Krüger, Strålman, Mouse, Gremlin, Hagelin = small. I don't dare call Niklas Kronwall small. I want to be able to attend allmänhetens fria åkning (Kungsan eller medborgarplatsen, estocolmo) without having to look down and back beside my hip and behind my back.

 

[ulvvf]

About everyone creating small players team when everyone knows that on the next level the best players are HUGE, except when it comes to czechs. They are all 5-11, 185 lbs. no exceptions.

Nyquist, Klingberg, Mickey, Krüger, Strålman, Mouse, Gremlin, Hagelin = small. I don't dare call Niklas Kronwall small. I want to be able to attend allmänhetens fria åkning (Kungsan eller medborgarplatsen, estocolmo) without having to look down and back beside my hip and behind my back. enström, rödin, möller.

Should you not judge them by how they play and not how many kilos they weigh?
Our "small" guys are already playing against big guys and doing so fine, or to say more then just fine.

Klingberg was almost as good last season and had a great WHC, and his skills really shows, it is not just the points itself. Can he drop? sure, anything can happens, but at this point he should be a lock as a key player for us. Klingberg is good defensivly, he really shines defensivly in the 3 vs 3 format.

 

[VictorLustig]

Should you not judge them by how they play and not how many kilos they weigh?
Our "small" guys are already playing against big guys and doing so fine, or to say more then just fine.

Klingberg was almost as good last season and had a great WHC, and his skills really shows, it is not just the points itself. Can he drop? sure, anything can happens, but at this point he should be a lock as a key player for us. Klingberg is good defensivly, he really shines defensivly in the 3 vs 3 format.

 

[jfc64]

Should you not judge them by how they play and not how many kilos they weigh?
Our "small" guys are already playing against big guys and doing so fine, or to say more then just fine.

Klingberg was almost as good last season and had a great WHC, and his skills really shows, it is not just the points itself. Can he drop? sure, anything can happens, but at this point he should be a lock as a key player for us. Klingberg is good defensivly, he really shines defensivly in the 3 vs 3 format.

My point is that size matters more the better the teams. And Canada won olympic gold on physics (plus...) and now the russian team is big and fast and extremely skilled so we have to anticipate opposition as well.

They play against 4-5 big guys now. Not 15 skilled ones who can skate and have a game plan that wears our defense down. Klingbergs problem is Erik Karlsson, OEL and VH, not that he's bad or anything. In finals play is 60% in our defensive zone. And he's on my team, already. Just had to squeeze in a few 100kg-bjässar.


This would be fun though if we trailed late:

.........Hedman
Sedin - Sedin - Bäckström
Klingberg - Karlsson

 

[Willy Stylez]

He is good defensivly.

 

[VictorLustig]

He is good defensivly.

Not compared to the average defenceman who will be playing at the WC.

 

[jfc64]

savemankind

 

[quartus]

Let's mix up some homemade PP-units:

1st PP
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Bäckström - Klingberg

2nd PP
Zetterberg - Steen - Nyquist
Ekman-Larsson - Karlsson

 

[jfc64]

Word on the town (a few cities in the middle) is that Grönborg will use the olympic team from Sotji, plus Henrik Sedin minus Nyquist, because he's small and didn't score.

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1. Erik Karlsson (D) Sweden 6 4 4 8 1.33 0 5
2. Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) Sweden 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 2
3. Daniel Sedin (LW) Sweden 6 1 4 5 0.83 4 1
3. Henrik Sedin
4. Nicklas Bäckström (C) Sweden 5 0 4 4 0.80 0 3
6. Alexander Steen (LW) Sweden 6 1 3 4 0.67 4 -1
7. Patrik Berglund (C/W) Sweden 6 2 1 3 0.50 4 -1
8. Loui Eriksson (LW/RW) Sweden 6 2 1 3 0.50 0 0
9. Oliver Ekman Larsson (D) Sweden 6 0 3 3 0.50 2 4
10. Alexander Edler (D) Sweden 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 2
11. Carl Hagelin (LW) Sweden 6 2 0 2 0.33 0 1
12. Jimmie Ericsson (LW) Sweden 6 1 1 2 0.33 6 0
13. Niklas Kronwall (D) Sweden 6 0 2 2 0.33 4 -2
14. Marcus Johansson (LW/C) Sweden 5 0 1 1 0.20 4 1
15. Gabriel Landeskog (LW) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 4 1
16. Jonathan Ericsson (D) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 8 -4
17. Jakob Silfverberg (RW) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 2 1
18. Johnny Oduya (D) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 1
20. Marcus Krüger (C) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 1
21. Gustav Nyquist (RW/LW) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 1
22. Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

1. Henrik Lundqvist Sweden 6 1.50 .943

...minus:

5. Daniel Alfredsson (RW) Sweden 6 2 2 4 0.67 2 0
19. Henrik Tallinder (D) Sweden 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0


...which leaves these gentlemen OUTSIDE the team:


John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 27 5 22 27 1.00 14 10
Filip Forsberg (LW/RW) Nashville Predators 27 5 13 18 0.67 20 -1
Mika Zibanejad (C) Ottawa Senators 26 4 13 17 0.65 8 -2
Oscar Lindberg (C/LW) New York Rangers 28 10 7 17 0.61 16 7
Victor Rask (C) Carolina Hurricanes 27 8 8 16 0.59 14 -1
Carl Söderberg (C) Colorado Avalanche 27 4 12 16 0.59 10 -9
Victor Hedman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 27 2 12 14 0.52 18 7
Rickard Rakell (C/W) Anaheim Ducks 25 6 6 12 0.48 2 -1
Oscar Klefbom (D) Edmonton Oilers 28 4 8 12 0.43 6 -4
Mikael Backlund (C) Calgary Flames 26 3 6 9 0.35 2 -5
Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 27 3 6 9 0.33 18 2
Anton Strålman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 28 2 7 9 0.32 8 6
Tobias Enström (D) Winnipeg Jets 28 1 8 9 0.32 22 10
Patric Hörnqvist (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 26 4 4 8 0.31 14 -5
Elias Lindholm (C/RW) Carolina Hurricanes 27 3 5 8 0.30 6 -6
Hampus Lindholm (D) Anaheim Ducks 27 2 5 7 0.26 8 -5
Adam Larsson (D) New Jersey Devils 27 1 5 6 0.22 25 7
Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 24 1 4 5 0.21 12 4
Nicklas Grossmann (D) Arizona Coyotes 20 3 1 4 0.20 4 3
Carl Gunnarsson (D) St. Louis Blues 27 1 3 4 0.15 12 6

Comments?

 

[EK47]

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[EK47]

Word on the town (a few cities in the middle) is that Grönborg will use the olympic team from Sotji, plus Henrik Sedin minus Nyquist, because he's small.

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1. Erik Karlsson (D) Sweden 6 4 4 8 1.33 0 5
2. Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) Sweden 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 2
3. Daniel Sedin (LW) Sweden 6 1 4 5 0.83 4 1
3. Henrik Sedin
4. Nicklas Bäckström (C) Sweden 5 0 4 4 0.80 0 3
6. Alexander Steen (LW) Sweden 6 1 3 4 0.67 4 -1
7. Patrik Berglund (C/W) Sweden 6 2 1 3 0.50 4 -1
8. Loui Eriksson (LW/RW) Sweden 6 2 1 3 0.50 0 0
9. Oliver Ekman Larsson (D) Sweden 6 0 3 3 0.50 2 4
10. Alexander Edler (D) Sweden 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 2
11. Carl Hagelin (LW) Sweden 6 2 0 2 0.33 0 1
12. Jimmie Ericsson (LW) Sweden 6 1 1 2 0.33 6 0
13. Niklas Kronwall (D) Sweden 6 0 2 2 0.33 4 -2
14. Marcus Johansson (LW/C) Sweden 5 0 1 1 0.20 4 1
15. Gabriel Landeskog (LW) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 4 1
16. Jonathan Ericsson (D) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 8 -4
17. Jakob Silfverberg (RW) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 2 1
18. Johnny Oduya (D) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 1
20. Marcus Krüger (C) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 1
21. Gustav Nyquist (RW/LW) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 1
22. Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

1. Henrik Lundqvist Sweden 6 1.50 .943

...minus:

5. Daniel Alfredsson (RW) Sweden 6 2 2 4 0.67 2 0
19. Henrik Tallinder (D) Sweden 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0


...which leaves these gentlemen OUTSIDE the team:


John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 27 5 22 27 1.00 14 10
Filip Forsberg (LW/RW) Nashville Predators 27 5 13 18 0.67 20 -1
Mika Zibanejad (C) Ottawa Senators 26 4 13 17 0.65 8 -2
Oscar Lindberg (C/LW) New York Rangers 28 10 7 17 0.61 16 7
Victor Rask (C) Carolina Hurricanes 27 8 8 16 0.59 14 -1
Carl Söderberg (C) Colorado Avalanche 27 4 12 16 0.59 10 -9
Victor Hedman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 27 2 12 14 0.52 18 7
Rickard Rakell (C/W) Anaheim Ducks 25 6 6 12 0.48 2 -1
Oscar Klefbom (D) Edmonton Oilers 28 4 8 12 0.43 6 -4
Mikael Backlund (C) Calgary Flames 26 3 6 9 0.35 2 -5
Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 27 3 6 9 0.33 18 2
Anton Strålman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 28 2 7 9 0.32 8 6
Tobias Enström (D) Winnipeg Jets 28 1 8 9 0.32 22 10
Patric Hörnqvist (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 26 4 4 8 0.31 14 -5
Elias Lindholm (C/RW) Carolina Hurricanes 27 3 5 8 0.30 6 -6
Hampus Lindholm (D) Anaheim Ducks 27 2 5 7 0.26 8 -5
Adam Larsson (D) New Jersey Devils 27 1 5 6 0.22 25 7
Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 24 1 4 5 0.21 12 4
Nicklas Grossmann (D) Arizona Coyotes 20 3 1 4 0.20 4 3
52. Carl Gunnarsson (D) St. Louis Blues 27 1 3 4 0.15 12 6

Comments?

That would be depressing. It was hardly acceptable as it was luckily that won't happen Grönborg and Mårts are really not all that similar.

 

[TommySalo]

Word on the town (a few cities in the middle) is that Grönborg will use the olympic team from Sotji, plus Henrik Sedin minus Nyquist, because he's small.

=

1. Erik Karlsson (D) Sweden 6 4 4 8 1.33 0 5
2. Henrik Zetterberg (C/LW) Sweden 1 1 0 1 1.00 0 2
3. Daniel Sedin (LW) Sweden 6 1 4 5 0.83 4 1
3. Henrik Sedin
4. Nicklas Bäckström (C) Sweden 5 0 4 4 0.80 0 3
6. Alexander Steen (LW) Sweden 6 1 3 4 0.67 4 -1
7. Patrik Berglund (C/W) Sweden 6 2 1 3 0.50 4 -1
8. Loui Eriksson (LW/RW) Sweden 6 2 1 3 0.50 0 0
9. Oliver Ekman Larsson (D) Sweden 6 0 3 3 0.50 2 4
10. Alexander Edler (D) Sweden 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 2
11. Carl Hagelin (LW) Sweden 6 2 0 2 0.33 0 1
12. Jimmie Ericsson (LW) Sweden 6 1 1 2 0.33 6 0
13. Niklas Kronwall (D) Sweden 6 0 2 2 0.33 4 -2
14. Marcus Johansson (LW/C) Sweden 5 0 1 1 0.20 4 1
15. Gabriel Landeskog (LW) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 4 1
16. Jonathan Ericsson (D) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 8 -4
17. Jakob Silfverberg (RW) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 2 1
18. Johnny Oduya (D) Sweden 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 1
20. Marcus Krüger (C) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 1
21. Gustav Nyquist (RW/LW) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 1
22. Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Sweden 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 0

1. Henrik Lundqvist Sweden 6 1.50 .943

...minus:

5. Daniel Alfredsson (RW) Sweden 6 2 2 4 0.67 2 0
19. Henrik Tallinder (D) Sweden 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 0


...which leaves these gentlemen OUTSIDE the team:


John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 27 5 22 27 1.00 14 10
Filip Forsberg (LW/RW) Nashville Predators 27 5 13 18 0.67 20 -1
Mika Zibanejad (C) Ottawa Senators 26 4 13 17 0.65 8 -2
Oscar Lindberg (C/LW) New York Rangers 28 10 7 17 0.61 16 7
Victor Rask (C) Carolina Hurricanes 27 8 8 16 0.59 14 -1
Carl Söderberg (C) Colorado Avalanche 27 4 12 16 0.59 10 -9
Victor Hedman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 27 2 12 14 0.52 18 7
Rickard Rakell (C/W) Anaheim Ducks 25 6 6 12 0.48 2 -1
Oscar Klefbom (D) Edmonton Oilers 28 4 8 12 0.43 6 -4
Mikael Backlund (C) Calgary Flames 26 3 6 9 0.35 2 -5
Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 27 3 6 9 0.33 18 2
Anton Strålman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 28 2 7 9 0.32 8 6
Tobias Enström (D) Winnipeg Jets 28 1 8 9 0.32 22 10
Patric Hörnqvist (RW) Pittsburgh Penguins 26 4 4 8 0.31 14 -5
Elias Lindholm (C/RW) Carolina Hurricanes 27 3 5 8 0.30 6 -6
Hampus Lindholm (D) Anaheim Ducks 27 2 5 7 0.26 8 -5
Adam Larsson (D) New Jersey Devils 27 1 5 6 0.22 25 7
Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 24 1 4 5 0.21 12 4
Nicklas Grossmann (D) Arizona Coyotes 20 3 1 4 0.20 4 3
52. Carl Gunnarsson (D) St. Louis Blues 27 1 3 4 0.15 12 6

Comments?

Pure speculation. Do you really believe that Oduya, Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmie Ericsson, Berglund have any chances to be part of the team?
And no Forsberg, Hedman, Klingberg...

 

[ulvvf]

Let's mix up some homemade PP-units:

1st PP
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Bäckström - Klingberg

2nd PP
Zetterberg - Steen - Nyquist
Ekman-Larsson - Karlsson

Bäckström and the sedinS in the same PP, and Bäckström in a d-men position? Isnt better if Bäckström run one and the sedin the other? The other one do not really have a playmaker. plus Bäckström and Karlsson work perfect together last time, do not get why you would split them up?

PP1:
Forsberg - Bäckström - Landeskog/Zetterberg
Nyquist - Karlsson

PP2
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Klingberg - OEL

 

[ulvvf]

That would be depressing. It was hardly acceptable as it was luckily that won't happen Grönborg and Mårts are really not all that similar.

The only big difference is that MÃ¥rts do not do the dive sign to the refs, otherwise they seem very similar.

But off course it will not be the exact team as in the olympics, but I do expect him to **** up the team. Grönborg should have got fire not promoted.

Pure speculation. Do you really believe that Oduya, Jonathan Ericsson, Jimmie Ericsson, Berglund have any chances to be part of the team?
And no Forsberg, Hedman, Klingberg...

With a coach like Grönborg, expect him going with a couple of very limited barely NHL-level kind of players over stars. He will **** up the team, more then Mårts did.

 

[VictorLustig]

You never see anyone mention Alex Edler. I wouldn't be particularly mad if he made the team.

 

[LiveeviL]

You never see anyone mention Alex Edler. I wouldn't be particularly mad if he made the team.

I do from time to time as I watch him. But the pundits around here who don't watch him says that he shouldn't make it. I am sure that he will make the team, given his history with Tre kronor. No discount for that I still see him making it but not equally sure as the Swedish D squad is so sick.

I could see:
(131p so far in the NHL)
Hedman - Karlsson
Ekman Larsson - Kronwall
Edler- Hjalmarsson
Klingberg

(He will probably replace someone in the pairings above during the tournament)

 

[El Nino22]

Curious what you guys think the odds Brodin makes the team? His play has picked up considerably since the beginning of the season and the guy is just incredible in his own end and breaking the puck out of the zone. Such an unreal skater and once he learns to start jumping offensively more consistently...watch out.

 

[ulvvf]

You never see anyone mention Alex Edler. I wouldn't be particularly mad if he made the team.

I agree, he has always been good internationally and having a good season, much better then when he played in the olympics. He is a safe card to pick plus he adds size. To me it really depends on who you are putting him against. If he shall make the team he is only good for a more defensive d-men role.

Curious what you guys think the odds Brodin makes the team? His play has picked up considerably since the beginning of the season and the guy is just incredible in his own end and breaking the puck out of the zone. Such an unreal skater and once he learns to start jumping offensively more consistently...watch out.

I wouldnt mind seeing him on the team. He is as you say a very solid allround player. He is good enough offensivly to play in a defensive d-men role.

The big 4 that should be locks EK, OEL, Klingberg and Hedman he is not really close to but, he should definitely be in the run for the other spots.