The 4 Nations Face-Off starts next Wednesday, and though most of the rosters are set, last-minute replacements for injury are still being made and will be until Monday.
So, it’s time to get down to brass tacks and figure out line combinations, defense pairs and goalie depth charts for Team Canada, Team United States, Team Finland and Team Sweden.
Practices start Monday and the first game for each country is Wednesday or Thursday, so much of the roster construction will need be figured out ahead of time.
With that in mind, a team of three NHL.com writers and editors will take a stab at the lineup for each country.
Here, NHL.com deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman, senior writer Tom Gulitti and NHL.com/sv independent correspondent Peter Ekholm present how they believe Team Sweden should look when it opens the tournament against Team Canada on Feb. 12 at Bell Centre in Montreal (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).
The 4 Nations Face-Off will be held from Feb. 12-20 at Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston. Tickets for each site are on sale now.