Sweden is one of the favorites in this years Olympics. They won Gold in 2006 but was unable to grab a medal in 2010. Sweden always has a large selection of talented players to pick from and they will build a solid team around arguably the best goalie in the World, Henrik Lundqvist. With the invitations for the camp roster already out, the most surprising player missing is Daniel Alfredsson. The major competition within the roster will be on defense. All of Sweden’s defensemen invited to Sweden’s ’14 Olympic camp roster are considered “top 4” on their respective NHL teams. That being said, here is what I think the Swedish Olympic roster will look come February.
Forwards
Forwards
Line 1: Loui Eriksson, Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin
Line 2: Henrik Zetterberg, Nicklas Backstrom, Johan Franzen
Line 3: Patric Hornqvist, Patrik Berglund, Gabriel Landeskog
Line 4: Carl Hagelin, Alexander Steen, Oscar Lindberg
Extra Forwards: Marcus Johansson, Joel Lundqvist
Defensemen
Pair 1: Erik Karlsson, Niklas Kronwall
Pair 2: Alexander Edler, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Pair 3: Victor Hedman, Niklas Hjalmarsson
Extra Defensemen: Johnny Oduya, Jonas Brodin
Goaltenders
Starter: Henrik Lundqvist
Backup: Viktor Fasth
Extra Goalie: Robin Lehner
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