I went into a lot of detail regarding the play of Forsberg last season. Young players like Philip Tomasino and Eeli Tolvanen will be covered in another upcoming piece. The remainder of the forwards can be separated into several groups, which I think presents a picture of the roles certain players will fill. As Kate said earlier today in her center previews, we are going to assume Ryan Johansen, Matt Duchene, and Colton Sissons will primarily play center this season and not include them here. We made too many mistakes.We’re less than 48 hours away from the start of the NHL season, and while the roster has been trimmed down for practice Tuesday morning, the outlook for the Nashville Predators’ forward group is still very much in the air. We played well in their zone," Wennberg said, "but we need to play better in our own end. "I think I have pretty good chemistry with Johnson. The Swiss had a late power-play opportunity to get the tying goal, but after they failed to do so Andreas Johnson made it 5-3 thanks to a nice steal by Wennberg behind Nyffeler's cage. "Our thoughts the whole time was to get a fourth goal, so it didn't matter when they made it 3-3." "We weren't worried when they scored," Sundqvist said. A wicked shot from the point created chaos in front, and Fabrice Herzog finally knocked the loose puck in to make it 3-3.īut as in the opening period, the Swedes had a quick answer, this time in a point shot of their own that beat a screened Nyffeler cleanly. Just 61 seconds into the final period, the Swiss tied the game on another power play. The Swedes controlled the play for the last several minutes, but after two periods the game’s outcome was still very much in doubt. Sweden might have increased its lead when it had a four-minute power play thanks to two poor penalties by Fiala on the same play, but the Swiss penalty killers rose to the occasion. Karlsson made a great rush up the middle only to hear his wicked wrist shot clang off the crossbar over the beaten shoulder of Nyffeler, and later in the period Flavio Schmutz had a great chance from close in but Dansk could not be deked on the play. "We came back twice from 1-0 and 2-1, so when we made it 3-2 we felt like we were on our way."Īlthough the second period was without goals, it was by no means without excitement. "It felt like that was the turning point," Sundqvist noted. No Swiss defender checked Sundqvist, though, and he backhanded the disc into the open net past a helpless goalie. He danced off the corner boards, feathered a pass to Sundqvist at the back side of Nyffeler’s goal, but was robbed by an incredible save by the goalie. The Swedes took their first lead at 17:19 on another sensational play by Forsberg. He got the puck quickly to Lukas Bengtsson, and he made it 2-2. Zangger made a terrible pass along the boards in his own end, and Erik Karlsson was there to collect the puck. Twenty-one seconds later, the Swedes tied the game for a second time. "I got a pass and was going to shoot, but I took a quick look at the goalie and saw he was well out of his net. Vincent Praplan controlled the puck and created a three-on-two, and Kevin Fiala finished the play with a nice deke on Oscar Dank. Undaunted, the Swiss continued to press and were rewarded thanks to a sloppy line change with play in the centre-ice area. Forsberg made a great rush and drew a penalty, but after losing the puck he made his way to the point and ripped a great one-timer past a stunned Melvin Nyffeler in goal. Just 71 seconds later, though, the home side tied the game. In the ensuing scramble, Sandro Zangger managed to shovel the puck in at 5:43 to silence the raucous crowd. The Swiss got on the board first on the power play when Yannick Rathgeb threw a light but quick shot at the net. And we did."įour goals of the five goals in the opening period were scored in a burst early on in under three minutes. :We can't just go out there and hope to win. "We've had trouble with Switzerland for three years now," admitted forward Oskar Sundqvist.
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The game was full of energy on the ice and in the nearly sold-out stands, but Forsberg's play suggested many great days ahead for Tre Kronor and in the NHL.
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