Is this the most well rounded Team Sweden ever?

[Garl]

Lehner is really good aswell, but injured.

In the head aswell

Eh, hope he comes back next year and everything is well

 

[EK47]

Lehner is really good aswell, but injured.

His injuries are more mental than physical.

 

[EK47]

In what way does Russia have better ds than Sweden?

In what way is Russias roster even close to USAs?

 

[SOLR]

I think they can match up with Team USA/Finland

Definitely not Canada or Russia. That bottom 6 is considerably weak with the exception of Bratt.

The whole offence is quite bad tbh - the fins are much stronger in forwards and the Swedes have better Ds (right now)

 

[Deas]

2006 Turin:

Alfredsson
Sundin
Forsberg
Lidström
Sedin
Sedin
Holmström
Samuelsson
Kronwall
Lundqvist
Zetterberg
etc.

It’s easy to assume this team is better due to name recognition and status of the top 6-7ish. I get that this post got many likes, but I’d say depth is not as good as today. This was the 06 Sedins (good but not close to their peak a few years later), Holmström is due to name recognition mainly, and Samuelsson come on, and so on.

I think line 3 and 4 and defense is better now. And top six is not that much less good now.

 

[Eye of Ra]

The whole offence is quite bad tbh - the fins are much stronger in forwards and the Swedes have better Ds (right now)

In what way does Finland have much stronger forwards than Sweden?

Bratt - Pettersson - Nylander
Landeskog - Zibanejad - Forsberg
Eriksson Ek - Lindholm - Burakovsky
Kempe - W.Karlsson - Rakell
Arvidsson

vs

Lehkonen - Barkov - Rantanen
Laine - Aho - Teräväinen
Granlund - Hintz - Tolvanen
Maccelli - Luostarinen - Kakko

Its not big difference. Where are you getting "much stronger" from?

 

[SOLR]

In what way does Finland have much stronger forwards than Sweden?

Bratt - Pettersson - Nylander
Landeskog - Zibanejad - Forsberg
Eriksson Ek - Lindholm - Burakovsky
Kempe - W.Karlsson - Rakell
Arvidsson

vs

Lehkonen - Barkov - Rantanen
Laine - Aho - Teräväinen
Granlund - Hintz - Tolvanen
Maccelli - Luostarinen - Kakko

Its not big difference. Where are you getting "much stronger" from?

I think the Swedes top forwards are missing quite a bit in terms of 2-way abilities, they compensate for that with an awesome D - but against the top teams they suffer again. Landeskog can't do all this work.

Difference is Barkov vs. Pettersson
Aho vs. Zibanejad

 

[Eye of Ra]

I think the Swedes top forwards are missing quite a bit in terms of 2-way abilities, they compensate for that with an awesome D - but against the top teams they suffer again. Landeskog can't do all this work.

Difference is Barkov vs. Pettersson
Aho vs. Zibanejad

Zibanejad, Lindholm, Eriksson EK are great 2-way players.

 

[SOLR]

Zibanejad, Lindholm, Eriksson EK are great 2-way players.

I think Zibanejad is average, at this level, in 2-way abilities (while good in the NHL).
Lindholm/Eriksson yep.

Problem is, in these tournaments, you'll want most of our lines to be competitively in the plus. I can't imagine Bratt-Pettersson-Nylander being much in the positive, for example.

 

[Eye of Ra]

I think Zibanejad is average, at this level, in 2-way abilities (while good in the NHL).
Lindholm/Eriksson yep.

Problem is, in these tournaments, you'll want most of our lines to be competitively in the plus. I can't imagine Bratt-Pettersson-Nylander being much in the positive, for example.

Yeah, maybe this would be better:

Landeskog - Pettersson - Nylander
Bratt - Lindholm - Forsberg
Eriksson Ek - Zibanejad - Burakovsky
Kempe - W.Karlsson - Rakell
Arvidsson

Spreading out good 2way players more. Backlund instead of W.Karlsson perhaps.

 

[SOLR]

Nylander is probably the one to shield.

Landeskog - Pettersson - Forsberg
Bratt - Lindholm - Nylander
Eriksson Ek - Zibanejad - Burakovsky
Kempe - W.Karlsson - Rakell

 

[Ace of Hades]

Zibanejad, Lindholm, Eriksson EK are great 2-way players.

Pettersson is the best two way player from that list of names you mentioned.

 

[Hockeyfrilla]

We have some firepower among forwards, love it. D aswell hehe.

 

[SOLR]

Pettersson is the best two way player from that list of names you mentioned.

ehhh

 

[Ace of Hades]

ehhh

Especially this season.