Hedman didn't have the chance to see NHL teams in Sweden growing up. Neither did Dahlin. But when Dahlin was 12, the same age Ture is now, he got to meet Hedman at a summer hockey school in Hedman's hometown.
Dahlin got a picture with him. The memory sticks with him to this day as they prepare to play against each other in their home country with a new generation looking up to them.
"This is obviously pure enjoyment, to begin with," said Ture's father, Oskar Sodergren, while watching Sabres practice. "Just to look at the focus, the precision, the speed of things, is very different. And obviously as you can see from the guys here, they're completely focused."
Ture sat with some fellow youth hockey players of different ages from Sollentuna. They were rapt. No talking. No fooling around with their phones. No fooling around, period.
"Obviously these guys are their idols, and to have the opportunity to have NHL teams to come play in Stockholm is such a privilege," Oskar said. "So for us to be able to come here and see this firsthand, it's just great."
Not far away sat Tova Hagman, 10, and Meja Ward Weissenberg, 8. The girls wore winter hats representing their club team, SK Iron, from Bjorklinge, about 60 miles north of Stockholm. They wore Lightning jerseys too.