Henrik Sedin, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Lundqvist highlight Swedens roster for the
2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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old, Daniel Alfredsson is the senior statesman of the Swedish team, having
represented his country at the four previous Olympics dating back to his debut
at the 1998 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. Sweden finished fifth at the 2010
Olympics in Vancouver, losing a quarter-final match-up to Slovakia. The 2014
roster features 12 returning members from the 2010 squad. That number excludes a
few high-profile first-timers including former Norris Trophy winner
Erik Karlsson, St. Louis Blues sniper Alexander Steen and Colorado Avalanche
captain Gabriel Landeskog. The Swedes will play alongside Latvia, the Czech
Republic, Switzerland in Group C in Sochi. The complete Swedish roster is as
follows: Goaltenders: Jhonas Enroth, Jonas Gustavsson, Henrik Lundqvist.
Defence: Alexander Edler, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jonathan Ericsson,
Niklas Hjalmarsson, Erik Karlsson, Niklas Kronwall, Johnny Oduya,
Henrik Tallinder. Forwards: Daniel Alfredsson, Nicklas Backstrom,
Patrik Berglund, Jimmie Ericsson, Loui Eriksson, Johan Franzen, Carl Hagelin,
Marcus Kruger, Gabriel Landeskog, Daniel Sedin, Henrik Sedin, Jakob Silfverberg,
Alexander Steen, Henrik Zetterberg. The roster includes 22 players that were
invited for Swedens summer evaluation camp with the exception of Alfredsson,
Gustavsson and Silfverberg.
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more the New Jersey Devils style.VANCOUVER -- While Vancouver Canucks fans
demand change, new coach Willie Desjardins is preaching a status-quo approach --
with himself. After spending more than two decades attempting to become an NHL
head coach, and with training camp in Whistler, B.C., two weeks away, he is
vowing not to change his style behind the bench. "One thing I learned is, youve
gotta be who you are," said Desjardins, 57, the new Canucks coach, after taking
part in a Vancouver Board of Trade luncheon Tuesday. "You cant be somebody youre
not. (Otherwise), it just falls apart on you." Desjardins reached the NHL this
spring after helping the Texas Stars win the AHL title. He has also spent time
in the Canadian university and junior ranks, winning championships at both
levels, while also serving a two-season stint as a Dallas Stars assistant. Fans
want a significant improvement in the standings after the team missed the
playoffs for the first time since 2008 last season. Desjardins, who finds it
"unbelievable" that his long-held dream of guiding an NHL clubs training camp is
about to come true, suggested that chances of a Canucks turnaround are better
than many people might think. "You just get to see the quality of people,"
Desjardins told reporters. "Sometimes, when you get into something, you go: Oh,
what I have I gotten into? But thats not the case here." During the luncheon
with 400 members of the local business community -- as well as Canucks president
of hockey operations Trevor Linden and team GM Jim Benning -- Desjardins shed
some light on what fans can expect from the veteran-laden Canucks. In one
notable change, contrary to the views of former Vancouver coach John Tortorella,
who was fired after one season, Daniel and Henrik Sedin are likely to spend less
time killing penalties. "We have to share the workload," said Desjardins. "I
dont think were going to make the playoffs with one line being shut down. Theyre
good at all aspects of the game. Theyre good at killing penalties and theyre
good five-on-five. They can play the power play. I think youre lucky to have
players like that. For us, we want to make sure that theyre able to go (and) at
the end of the game, theyre still fresh and theyre playing hard.
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Jersey. So that may mean managing their minutes a little bit. We
want to play with four lines." Henrik and Daniel, both former NHL most valuable
players, managed to produce only 50 and 47 points, respectively, last season.
Daniel also endured a lengthy goal drought while both battled injuries after
seeing their playing time increased. Desjardinss view on the Sedins reflects the
desire of the new top brass to have the Canucks rely on their veterans. Key
additions include centre Nick Bonino and defenceman Luca Sbisa, who were
acquired via trade from Anaheim for Ryan Kesler. Vancouver also added veteran
wingers Radim Vrbata and goaltender Ryan Miller, who were signed as free agents.
Benning, who replaced former president and GM Mike Gillis, said he, Linden and
Desjardins have focused this summer on finding support for the veteran core.
"Therell be many challenges for throughout the season, but I think weve tried to
do everything that we could at this point to make the team deeper and give them
more enthusiasm so they play with more energy," said Benning. The Canucks lack
of depth showed last season as the NHL veterans and minor-league callups could
not make up sufficiently for declines in offence from the Sedins and others when
injuries and poor play took their toll. "We talked about maybe there wasnt the
depth that we needed to counter those injuries going into that last stretch of
the year," said Benning. "So we tried to add to our depth this summer. Now, we
dont have to rush young players, and we can let them develop properly and be
ready to come up and play when we call them up to play." During the luncheon,
questions focused more on hockey than the clubs business issues. But the
Canucks, used to perennial sellouts, are also trying to bolster their bottom
line with more on-ice success. Linden told reporters that season ticket sales
are "down a few percentage points." But he expects them to pick up as training
camp creates more excitement about the team.
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