Olympics: Team Sweden 2022

[0494]

Combined stats of the two previous shortend seasons. How is Z not our nr 1 center, Pettersson is still young and took a step back last season. Backstrom has slowed down past years. Zibenjad is in his absolute prime and he's playing at clip a tier above anyone else.

Burakovsky being that high on the list surprised me, he's taken a huge step.

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He played 26 games in total last season.

 

[Eye of Ra]

We should take no one. Only NHLers.

you never know if elias pettersson threatens garpenlöv to take out his brother, emil pettersson or else he wont play.

 

[Janvonpobben]

He played 26 games in total last season.

I agree that zibby is our 1st center. He was very sick in covid, but he is a monster when he is on fire.

 

[jfc64]

90 skaters, and 9 goalies for a total of 99 Swedish players played at least 1 game last season.

Far fewer played regularly/semi-regularly. At the 15 gp cut-off to be considered playing at least semi-regularly, there was 67 skaters, and 3 goalies.

Yup, seem like a drop this year. 110 players in 2019-20, 99 last season and fewer today. NHL has discovered what frauds we are...even with an expansion team extra we lose ground.

The "drop" may be related to the following players returning to Europe: (of the others who played in 2020-21 four players retired and some twenty players await their chance while some haven't played their first (planned or probable) games yet). May be a drop there as well. Five players are rookies this season.

Christian Djoos (D) Detroit Red Wings 36 2 9 11 0.31 14 -13
Carl Söderberg (C) totals 45 7 10 17 0.38 18 -5
Marcus Sörensen (LW/RW) San Jose Sharks 29 1 4 5 0.17 16 -5
Joakim Nordström (C/LW) Calgary Flames 44 1 6 7 0.16 6 1
Lucas Wallmark (C) totals 20 0 3 3 0.15 6 -4
Fredrik Händemark (C) San Jose Sharks 8 1 0 1 0.13 2 -3
Mathias Bromé (LW/RW) Detroit Red Wings 26 1 1 2 0.08 8 -9
Jacob de la Rose (LW/C) St. Louis Blues 13 0 1 1 0.08 7 -2
Pär Lindholm (C/LW) Boston Bruins 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
Joakim Ryan (D) Carolina Hurricanes 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
Joakim Nygård (LW) Edmonton Oilers 9 0 0 0 0.00 4 -2

Marcus Högberg Ottawa Senators 14 3.74 .876
Oscar Dansk Vegas Golden Knights 1 3.91 .862


But our team can't be much better!

Filip Forsberg – Mika Zibanejad – Elias Lindholm
Gabriel Landeskog – Joel Eriksson Ek – Elias Pettersson
Rickard Rakell – Nicklas Bäckström – William Nylander
Viktor Arvidsson – Alexander Wennberg – Patric Hörnqvist
William Karlsson – Jakob Silfverberg

Victor Hedman – Jonas Brodin
Hampus Lindholm – John Klingberg
Oliver Ekman Larsson – Adam Larsson
Mattias Ekholm – Erik Karlsson

Jacob Markström
Robin Lehner
Linus Ullmark


Guess of the rest of the 50 players:

Gustav Nyquist – Mikael Backlund – Victor Olofsson
Andre Burakovsky – Adrian Kempe – Jesper Bratt
Oscar Lindblom – Calle Järnkrok – Nils Höglander
Mattias Janmark – Oskar Sundqvist – Jesper Fast

Rasmus Dahlin – Anton Strålman
Gustav Forsling – Rasmus Andersson
Oscar Klefbom (or Patrik Nemeth) – Adam Boqvist
Marcus Pettersson – Alexander Edler

Jonas Johansson
Anton Forsberg
Filip Gustavsson

PS. Did we mention 19-8 in swedish NHL goals compared to Finland so far...

 

[Eye of Ra]

yeah thats what i mean, they have to have a crazy start, like PPG or top 5.

LMAO

Both Eklund and Raymond is actually PPG in NHL right now. If they keep it up i could actually see them making the team as 13 and 14th forwards

(yes i know im quoteing myself)

 

[Eye of Ra]

Its still early...but are we seeing the comeback of good old Erik Karlsson? 4 points in 2 games.

Silfverberg is on fire aswell,6 points in 4 games..

 

[theslatcher]

Its still early...but are we seeing the comeback of good old Erik Karlsson? 4 points in 2 games.

Silfverberg is on fire aswell,6 points in 4 games..

EK65 had 3 of those against Montreal, so do they really count?

But the D have put in some work at the start of the season. Forsling is a dark horse candidate to make the team(if selecting the best possible players), not only has he been stellar offensively but his defense has been great as well.

 

[Chimpradamus]

Its still early...but are we seeing the comeback of good old Erik Karlsson? 4 points in 2 games.

Silfverberg is on fire aswell,6 points in 4 games..

Watch the moron with a tie ignore all seasonal strength and form his team through looking at dried tea leaves. The traditional way from hockeyförbundet. And yeah, two token, useless SHL players.

 

[LaGu]

Forsberg Ziban Lindholm
Landeskog Pettersson Silfverberg
Rakell Backstrom Nylander
...
Hedman Klingberg
OEL Larsson
Lindholm ...

Not complete, but to me that would be an excellent start. Silfver has started off good and I think he'll keep it up, I like that 2nd line against tough opposition (despite Pettersson) and I'd play them with OEL/Larsson who have been really good together in the past. If Karlsson really is back then I'd flip Klinberg to 3rd pair with Lindholm and reunite the Hedman Karlsson pairing.

 

[lilidk]

Americans always bring 1 or 2 kids, do you think Sweden can bring Edvinsson also?

 

[Willy Stylez]

Americans always bring 1 or 2 kids, do you think Sweden can bring Edvinsson also?

No

 

[theslatcher]

Americans always bring 1 or 2 kids, do you think Sweden can bring Edvinsson also?

The youngest American 2014 was Fowler at 23. 2010 Erik Johnson at 22 in 2010.

This is the Olympics. Teams pick the best players.

 

[VictorLustig]

Forsberg Ziban Lindholm
Landeskog Pettersson Silfverberg
Rakell Backstrom Nylander
...
Hedman Klingberg
OEL Larsson
Lindholm ...

Not complete, but to me that would be an excellent start. Silfver has started off good and I think he'll keep it up, I like that 2nd line against tough opposition (despite Pettersson) and I'd play them with OEL/Larsson who have been really good together in the past. If Karlsson really is back then I'd flip Klinberg to 3rd pair with Lindholm and reunite the Hedman Karlsson pairing.

Brodin is miles ahead of Larsson and Lindholm in my book.

 

[jfc64]

Earlier poster: "Do you think Sweden can bring Edvinsson also?" - No [Willy Stylez said]

Here's the scenario:

Backstroke forgets to declare his covid status back in the states. Blames the aftermath of the storming of the Capitolium. And doctor (George) Washington can not be reached from China. Has something to do with censoring. Nicklas tries to sneak in anyway. Is brutally stopped by a chinese administrator. Even faces jail time before Mazzi Fritz (lawyer, think Henning Sjöström) gives China an offer they can't refuse. The deal involes raw steel and UFO technology. Time is critical. Edvinsson just happens to answer his phone as Garpen is desperate for a player. Any player. Must be in Bejing in fifteen hours and Adrian Kempe just couldn't be found. Nils Höglander? - That's where we draw the line. LAX - BEI would have been so much easier. SO much, Donald Trump declares. We are not talking chairs here. BEDS! KING size beds. Becomes king of Fidji (Donald, not Simon). Tried to squeeze in Samuel Fagemo here but history is unkind.

A hockey aficionado tests his drone nearby Scandinavium (where Edvinsson is having a burger in the cafeteria, this is the weakest part of the story, bear with me). Hears about the situation on the jungle telegraph. Drives his Volvo G70 way too fast to Ströget. Doctor Gothenburgh tests the player as fast as only a doctor with free Frölunda season tickets can. A wreck of a plane (not a Boeing) is hired with the assistance from Peter Forsbergs, Sudden and Lidas secret athletes fund. Think Nasdaq. Lands on the Himmelska Fridens Torg (not really and where the tank was stopped by willpower decades ago) after flying a bit close to some mountains in (over?) the Himalayas. Not Kebnekajse, the pilot explains. Some air is found miraculously in the last moment. Just like in the end of the junior games against HV71 when Simon was younger. Experience, maybe NHL compatible, Simon says. Runs a mile. Passes the ever green table tennis tree in a park. Wallna, some kids comment. The Red Square would have been nice too, but let's be realistic here. Putin would NOT have sanctioned this at all. Not with that shortage of centres. Thinking William Karlsson, Backlund, Kempe or Nyquist would have been nice. Becomes the ninth defender. Simon, not Vladimir. Even though Vlad has some cult videos of Lill-strimma practicing in MoCkBaH in the 70s. The russian people are polite. Erik Karlsson and Ekholm unfortunately COLLIDES on the first practice and gets mild concussions. Both of them. No one wants to play RD now, believing Erik will be back any minute. He's not. Ed volunteers, forces his way, leaving Forsling behind, thinking another "go gubbe" is as good as the other. Dahlin and Simon is in on four goals for and none against. Hedman - Brodin can't be beat either. Swedish walls can't be seen from space, a chinese hockey journalist comments for his newspaper. Is hired as a state sponsored poet after that. Same pay. Just twice the amount of work. Klinger (traded to the Ducks for Rakell) and Hampa leak like a pair of punctured Beverly Hills silicon tits. But mostly against unimportant opposition. In lead and against Finland when it doesn't matter at all. NHL pros do these kind of things. Saves energy or something. Scarlett Johansson (Lucy), swedish citizen of honor due to the double s's, and cheap french action movies are the hard currencies in these kind of subcultures. Speaking of evolution, swedish youngsters do not save energy. Remember this is only weeks after another WJC quarterfinal departure. Denmark. A squabble. No Mondo (2), as quite a few swedes rationalize. Finland fans style. Social media streamlineforms people more than socialdemocrats in the 60s. Wins against the canadians in the final. 2-1. Late goal from Landeskog on tennis. Undramatic. Toned down victory celebrations. "This was a team effort involving thousand of practice hours, analyzing, preparations from the staff and down and hard work", the much criticized Garpenleaf declares. You do have to travel WITH the evil canadians back to north america. Having both Stamkos, Crosby, Doughty and Tavares on the team had consequences canadian papers are quick to analyze. Said player's skates are mysteriously and conspiciously missing on the way home. Words are "Pudding" Weiderståhl has connections even in Beijing and as the legend speaks could be seen in the corridors and the culvert's there. These are unconfirmed reports but the severity in such a compulsory behaviour should not be underestimated.

Back to Simon: Wants to see the Himalayas again on his way home. Erik joins as pilot. Now with a view against a clearblue (and slightly yellow) sky. Not that cloudy mountain snow grey background as when he flew towards the rising sun. Meet and greet with fans at the Gustav Adolf's Torg. SEL. Over and OUT!

 

[LaGu]

Brodin is miles ahead of Larsson and Lindholm in my book.

Yeah I have not seen Brodin play in ages, so you might be right about that. Larsson with OEL is a bit going off of WHC chemistry and Larsson’s play in last season which I loved.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Some ridiculously early hot takes:

Karlsson has not only played himself onto the team, but should be on the first pairing with Hedman if he keeps up this dynamic old school EK type of play.

Strong starts by several wingers - Silfverberg, Rakell, Olofsson and Arvidsson have all been better than expected. These are all guys I didn't have on the roster before the start of this season.

Forsling and M. Pettersson are dark horses to make the D squad.

Pettersson doesn't deserve a center spot. Zibanejad - Lindholm - Bäckström (on LTIR but gets the benefit of the doubt) - Karlsson/Wennberg. He might not even be a top 6 winger at the moment. I know he's been injured and hasn't had a proper training camp, but it's time to stop hyping this guy (and for him to carry himself like he's hot shit) until he provides more proof than a good rookie season 3 years ago.

I'm sure this will all be wrong in a couple of months. But hey, it's fun to speculate.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Some ridiculously early hot takes:

Karlsson has not only played himself onto the team, but should be on the first pairing with Hedman if he keeps up this dynamic old school EK type of play.

Strong starts by several wingers - Silfverberg, Rakell, Olofsson and Arvidsson have all been better than expected. These are all guys I didn't have on the roster before the start of this season.

Forsling and M. Pettersson are dark horses to make the D squad.

Pettersson doesn't deserve a center spot. Zibanejad - Lindholm - Bäckström (on LTIR but gets the benefit of the doubt) - Karlsson/Wennberg. He might not even be a top 6 winger at the moment. I know he's been injured and hasn't had a proper training camp, but it's time to stop hyping this guy (and for him to carry himself like he's hot shit) until he provides more proof than a good rookie season 3 years ago.

I'm sure this will all be wrong in a couple of months. But hey, it's fun to speculate.

Why M.Pettersson?

And what has Wennberg showed to put him on same level as W.Karlsson?

 

[Seiza]

Filip Forsberg – Mika Zibanejad – Elias Pettersson
Elias Lindholm – Nicklas Bäckström – William Nylander
Gabriel Landeskog – Joel Eriksson Ek – Jakob Silfverberg
Andre Burakovsky – William Karlsson – Rickard Rakell
Calle Järnkrok – Jesper Fast

Victor Hedman – Jonas Brodin
Hampus Lindholm – Erik Karlsson
Mattias Ekholm – John Klingberg
Oliver Ekman Larsson – Adam Larsson

(A healthy Oscar Klefbom would be in there instead of OEL, Larsson or Ekholm)

Jacob Markström
Robin Lehner
Linus Ullmark

 

[Eye of Ra]

Filip Forsberg – Mika Zibanejad – Elias Pettersson
Elias Lindholm – Nicklas Bäckström – William Nylander
Gabriel Landeskog – Joel Eriksson Ek – Jakob Silfverberg
Andre Burakovsky – William Karlsson – Rickard Rakell
Calle Järnkrok – Jesper Fast

Victor Hedman – Jonas Brodin
Hampus Lindholm – Erik Karlsson
Mattias Ekholm – John Klingberg
Oliver Ekman Larsson – Adam Larsson

(A healthy Oscar Klefbom would be in there instead of OEL, Larsson or Ekholm)

Jacob Markström
Robin Lehner
Linus Ullmark

you dont think arvidsson offers more than järnkrok/fast?

 

[Phil McKraken]

Why M.Pettersson?

And what has Wennberg showed to put him on same level as W.Karlsson?

Pettersson is #3 in points among Swedish defensemen and leads the Pens in +/- by a good margin.

Wennberg has better stats on a bottom feeder than Karlsson has on a contender.

Remember, ridiculously early hot takes.

 

[AB13]

Forsberg - Zibanejad - Pettersson
Landeskog - Bäckström - Nylander
Burakovsky - Karlsson - Lindholm
Rakell - Eriksson Ek - Arvidsson
Höglander - Silfverberg

Hedman - Klingberg
Brodin - Karlsson
Dahlin - Lindholm
Ekholm - OEL

Markström
Lehner
Ullmark

It’s early but that is the team I would go for probably. Maybe we could bring another defensive minded right handed defenceman for balance. Dahlin definately belongs on the roster though, no doubt at all about it. One of the best play drivers in the NHL. I would also consider bringing Olofsson as another weapon.

 

[maroon 6]

Some ridiculously early hot takes:

Karlsson has not only played himself onto the team, but should be on the first pairing with Hedman if he keeps up this dynamic old school EK type of play.

Strong starts by several wingers - Silfverberg, Rakell, Olofsson and Arvidsson have all been better than expected. These are all guys I didn't have on the roster before the start of this season.

Forsling and M. Pettersson are dark horses to make the D squad.

Pettersson doesn't deserve a center spot. Zibanejad - Lindholm - Bäckström (on LTIR but gets the benefit of the doubt) - Karlsson/Wennberg. He might not even be a top 6 winger at the moment. I know he's been injured and hasn't had a proper training camp, but it's time to stop hyping this guy (and for him to carry himself like he's hot shit) until he provides more proof than a good rookie season 3 years ago.

I'm sure this will all be wrong in a couple of months. But hey, it's fun to speculate.

Pettersson had 66 points in 71 games in his rookie season followed by 66 points in 68 games the following season. Also scored 18 points in 17 games in the playoffs. That’s 150 points in 156 games.

Yeah he hasn’t been good in this calendar year but he still has 24 points in 32 games (which is over 60 points in 82 games). Those are bad numbers by his standard, but when you add the fact he missed a lot of time due to injuries and wasn’t in training camp, it’s not even that bad. And this small sample size can easily be changed by a couple 3 point games, which we all know Pettersson is capable of.

Lets stop pretending that he only had a good rookie season.

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

Watch the moron with a tie ignore all seasonal strength and form his team through looking at dried tea leaves. The traditional way from hockeyförbundet. And yeah, two token, useless SHL players.

I can confirm this (that this is how they work). They even talk about "the inclusion of the SHL and how important that is for swedish hockey" when forming the teams etc

 

[Seiza]

you dont think arvidsson offers more than järnkrok/fast?

I do think Arvidsson is the superior player, but Järnkrok/Fast brings something else to the team and can take the heavy minutes on PK along with Eriksson-Ek and Silferberg/Bäckström. But in the end it doesn't matter, they would pick Joel Lundqvist if he was available.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Pettersson had 66 points in 71 games in his rookie season followed by 66 points in 68 games the following season. Also scored 18 points in 17 games in the playoffs. That’s 150 points in 156 games.

Yeah he hasn’t been good in this calendar year but he still has 24 points in 32 games (which is over 60 points in 82 games). Those are bad numbers by his standard, but when you add the fact he missed a lot of time due to injuries and wasn’t in training camp, it’s not even that bad. And this small sample size can easily be changed by a couple 3 point games, which we all know Pettersson is capable of.

Lets stop pretending that he only had a good rookie season.

Well again, I pointed out that it's silly to make conclusions this early into the season. I've just noticed how listless he's looked so far. If he keeps that up until the Olympics (which I doubt), he shouldn't be a center.