WC: 2017 Team Sweden

[Bear12Good]

We have better players in NHL.

Hmmm



in SHL no better players then "Nordström - Lindberg - Fast" ?

 

[Eidyia]

Hmmm



in SHL no better players then "Nordström - Lindberg - Fast" ?

Joel Lundqvist from Frölunda might be an option for the 4th line and Lindblom from Brynäs has been amazing but I'm not sure if neither of them are better than the NHL players.

 

[EK47]

Hmmm



in SHL no better players then "Nordström - Lindberg - Fast" ?

It's a checking line so maybe everberg could slot in

 

[Eye of Ra]

Joel Lundqvist from Frölunda might be an option for the 4th line and Lindblom from Brynäs has been amazing but I'm not sure if neither of them are better than the NHL players.

Lundqvist is too slow for WC-pace. I would prefer Fast over Lindblom.

It's a checking line so maybe everberg could slot in

Everberg is lazy. Players who work hard every second should be on checking line.

Hmmm



in SHL no better players then "Nordström - Lindberg - Fast" ?

Möller - Sundström - Lindström

But as a 4th line it would not be a nice fit.

 

[Eidyia]

Lundqvist is too slow for WC-pace. I would prefer Fast over Lindblom.

Maybe you can play "total hockey" like the NA-U23 in the World Cup and Canada in the latest international tournaments.

I agree about J.Lundqvist but it'd be a crime if we wont see Lindblom at the World Championships. That tournament is made for him.

 

[joe89]

Holy ****, that's almost your Olympic team without the veterans.

It's also the best case scenario that won't happen..

Ideally we can get half of those forwards anyway.

 

[xxxx]

How is the situation with Ekman-Larsson?

I google searched and found these three swedish articles, what do they say? There is Ekman-Larsson mentioned, with some other players too. http://www.pressreader.com/sweden/svenska-dagbladet/20170414/282372629479777
http://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/tre-kronor/vi-vantar-pa-besked-fran-ekman-larsson/
http://www.hockeysverige.se/2017/04/15/uppgifter-han-blir-nasta-dromforstarkning-for-tre-kronor/

 

[weklof]

Update before the games vs. Belarus.

G Joacim Eriksson, F Victor Ejdsell, F Daniel Brodin cut
D Erik Gustafsson injured and can not participate in the IHWC

D Henrik Tömmernes, D Rasmus Dahlin, F Victor Olofsson, F Carl Grundström added

Schedule leading up to IIHF World Championsip:

2017-04-03|Hungary - Sweden |0-4|
2017-04-05|Austria - Sweden |2-6|
2017-04-06|Austria - Sweden |3-4|
2017-04-14| Sweden - Latvia|4-1|
2017-04-15|Sweden - Latvia |3-4 SO|
2017-04-21|Belarus - Sweden||
2017-04-22|Belarus - Sweden||
2017-04-27|Sweden - Russia||Euro Hockey Tour, Carlson Hockey Games
2017-04-29|Czech Republic - Sweden||Euro Hockey Tour, Carlson Hockey Games
2017-04-30|Sweden - Finalnd||Euro Hockey Tour, Carlson Hockey Games

Current roster (vs Latvia 14th/15th April):
[TABLE=head]#|Pos|Name|Team|League
30|G|Viktor Fasth|CSKA Moscow|KHL
35|G|Niklas Svedberg|Salava Yulaev Ufa|KHL
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3|D|Niclas Burström|Skellefteå AIK|SHL
6|D|Oscar Fantenberg|HC Sochi|KHL
7|D|Henrik Tömmernes|Frölunda HC|SHL
9|D|Calle Rosén|Växjö Lakers|SHL
25|D|Philip Holm|Växjö Lakers|SHL
26|D|Rasmus Dahlin|Frölunda HC|SHL
63|D|Sebastian Aho|Skellefteå AIK|SHL
64|D|Eric Martinsson|Växjö Lakers|SHL
|||
10|F|Victor Olofsson|Frölunda HC|SHL
11|F|Petter Emanuelsson|Luleå HF|SHL
12|F|André Petersson|HC Sochi|KHL
14|F|Richard Gynge|Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk|KHL
15|F|Carl Grundström|Frölunda HC|SHL
16|F|Emil Pettersson|Växjö Lakers|SHL
17|F|Pär Lindholm|Skellefteå AIK|SHL
18|F|Dennis Everberg|Växjö Lakers|SHL
19|F|Patrik Zackrisson|HC Lugano|NLA
22|F|Alexander Bergström|Karlskrona HK|SHL
61|F|Johan Ryno|Färjestads BK|SHL
67|F|Linus Omark|Salavat Yulaev Ufa|KHL
70|F|Mario Kempe|Vitayz Podolsk|KHL
[/TABLE]

Confirmed for IIHF World Championships:
[TABLE=head]#|Pos|Name|Team|League|Joins
|G|Eddie Läck|Carolina Hurricanes|NHL|27th April
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|D|Alexander Edler|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|30th April
|D|Oliver Ekman-Larsson|Arizona Coyotes|NHL|27th April
|D|Victor Hedman|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|27th April
|D|John Klingberg|Dallas Stars|NHL|27th April
|D|Anton Strålman|Tampa Bay Lightning|NHL|27th April
|||
|F|Gabriel Landeskog|Colorado Avalanche|NHL|27th April
|F|Elias Lindholm|Carolina Hurricanes|NHL|27th April
|F|Joel Lundqvist|Frölunda HC|SHL|27th April
|F|Joakim Nordström|Carolina Hurricanes|NHL|27th April
|F|Victor Rask|Carolina Hurricanes|NHL|27th April
|F|Carl Söderberg|Colorado Avalanche|NHL|27th April
[/TABLE]

Invited, pending confirmation:
[TABLE=head]#|Pos|Name|Team|League|Notes
|G|Robin Lehner|Buffalo Sabres|NHL|Contract situation
|||||
||||
[/TABLE]

Declined:
[TABLE=head]#|Pos|Name|Team|League|Notes
|G|Anders Nilsson|Buffalo Sabres|NHL|
||||
|D|Niklas Kronwall|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|
||||
|F|Loui Eriksson|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|
|F|Gustav Nyquist|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|
|F|Daniel Sedin|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|
|F|Henrik Sedin|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|
|F|Henrik Zetterberg|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|
[/TABLE]

Injured/not invited:
[TABLE=head]#|Pos|Name|Team|League|Notes
|G|Jacob Markström|Vancouver Canucks|NHL|
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|D|Klas Dahlbeck|Carolina Hurricanes|NHL|
|D|Jonathan Ericsson|Detroit Red Wings|NHL|
|D|Patrik Nemeth|Dallas Stars|NHL|
||||
|F|Mattias Janmark|Dallas Stars|NHL|
|F|Jacob Josefson|New Jersey Devils|NHL|
[/TABLE]

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

Rasmus Dahlin, Tömmernes, Grundström, Olofsson added to roster vs Belarus

 

[joe89]

Pretty cool to see Dahlin here even if I doubt he stays beyond those games.

 

[jfc64]

Anyone who knows if these guys are still in the race for a WC spot?

Mattias Sjögren
Andreas Thuresson
Andreas Engqvist

David Rundblad
Staffan Kronwall
Johan Fransson

 

[jfc64]

Landeskog - Wennberg - Söderberg
Eriksson Ek - Backlund - Lindblom
Rask - Zibanejad - Lindholm
Nordström - Sundström - Klingberg
Kempe A - Nylander

Hedman - Strålman
Edler - Klingberg
Ekman-Larsson - Fantenberg
Hjalmarsson - Dahlin

Lundqvist / Lehner
Fasth / Läck / Svedberg

 

[ulvvf]

Dahlin chances would have been small either way, but with so many good NHL d-men, there is basically no chance for him to make the final team. But it sure is fun to see what he can do and it will bring attention to the games.

 

[xxxx]

Update before the games vs. Belarus.

Invited, pending confirmation:
[TABLE=head]#|Pos|Name|Team|League|Notes
|G|Robin Lehner|Buffalo Sabres|NHL|Contract situation
|||||
|D|Oliver Ekman-Larsson|Arizona Coyotes|NHL|Family situation
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|F|Gabriel Landeskog|Colorado Avalanche|NHL|
|F|Carl Söderberg|Colorado Avalanche|NHL|
[/TABLE]

Ok, thanks. So it seems that OEL is unknown as of now.

 

[Franck]

Ok, thanks. So it seems that OEL is unknown as of now.

Don't expect to hear anything about him until the tournament gets much closer. The federation is not going to push him for an answer until they absolutely need to.

 

[Franck]

Curious to know what is taking so long with Landeskog and Söderberg, especially considering how several Colorado players have already been confirmed for Canada.

 

[xxxx]

Don't expect to hear anything about him until the tournament gets much closer. The federation is not going to push him for an answer until they absolutely need to.

True, I completely understand. Terrible what happened to him.

 

[jfc64]

NHL Playoffs standings right now:

Washington (+33) (Bäckström, Johansson, Burakovsky) ---- Toronto (+13) (Nylander) 3 - 2

Pittsburgh (+28) (Hörnqvist, Hagelin) ---- Columbus (+29) (Wennberg, Karlsson) 4 - 1

Montreal (+20) (de la Rose) ---- NY Rangers (+20) (Lundqvist, Hellberg, Zibanejad, Lindberg, Fast) 2 - 3

Ottawa (+15) (Karlsson, Claesson, Englund, Stålberg) ---- Boston (+11) (Blidh) 3 - 2

Chicago (+29) (Hjalmarsson, Oduya, Forsling, Krüger, Rasmussen) ---- Nashville (+12) (Ekholm, Forsberg, Järnkrok, Arvidson) 0 - 4

Minnesota (+21) (Brodin, Folin, Eriksson Ek) ---- St. Louis (+14) (Gunnarsson, Berglund, Steen, Pääjärvi) 1 - 3

Anaheim (+19) (Enroth, Lindholm, Silfverberg, Rakell) ---- Calgary (+14) (Backlund) 4 - 0

Edmonton (+18) (Gustavsson, Klefbom, Larsson, Lander) ---- San Jose (+15) (Karlsson, Sörensen, Heed) 3 - 2

 

[jfc64]

Curious to know what is taking so long with Landeskog and Söderberg, especially considering how several Colorado players have already been confirmed for Canada.

Can someone post a picture of Hawaii or Polynesia here?

 

[Eye of Ra]

grönborg dont want f.pettersson and klasen?

 

[jfc64]

grönborg dont want f.pettersson and klasen?

Omark is enough! Klasén was not very good last year. But no opposing team will get past our blueline this year so... we could put Lassinantti in goal.

 

[Elvs]

Great additions although I have no idea why you would lock a spot up on a fringe player like Nordström this early that's just stupid IMO

Last season Nordstrom scored at close to a 30 point pace and was seeing 15.37 minutes/game, often playing with Jordan Staal. Very few, if any, of our European based players could handle that role in the best league in the world.

With the additions of guys like Aho and Teravainen, Nordstrom played a smaller role with the Canes this season. But I think he'll fit in nicely on the Swedish team, either on the 3rd/4th line or on a line with Rask & Lindholm. Speedy winger who can jump up and down the lineup, and be valuable to the PK.

 

[joe89]

I just don't understand why Landeskog and Söderberg are on hold. Either you're in or you're not. One phonecall.

Happy for the Nashville guys even though I would've liked to see them here. Wennberg and Backlund would be perfect.

 

[Elvs]

I'm a bit skeptical about the invitations of Soderberg and Edler. I feel better centers and defensemen are about to become available. Aside from the obvious names being mentioned, I think William Karlsson would be another good addition. Can Soderberg play wing?

 

[Eye of Ra]

Chicago is soon out. If Grönborg invites Kruger i will get really angry.