beyond just idiot-proofing benning's summer, i do think the sedins would be good for pettersson and dahlen, should those two guys make the team next year. sure, the sedins aren't impact players anymore, but they are wise old guys who understand the pro game at a high level and can show the youngsters a lot of tricks. i mean, do you think brandon sutter is going to teach pettersson how to beat defensemen in this league?
and the sedins are also by all accounts in fantastic shape and are very dedicated to preparation, even if the results on the ice are pretty underwhelming these days. they also know what it is to come into the league as overmatched little weaklings and what it takes to put on a competitive NHL body. and i know swedish rookies are generally much more low-maintenance than most other young europeans, but it can't be a bad thing to put both of those kids up in swedish households.
in what is almost certainly another write-off year, i think it helps more than hurts. but then that's also up to travis green. if he can't help himself and runs
baertschi horvat boeser
sedin sedin eriksson
granlund gagner leipsic
dowd sutter archibald
then i'd rather have the sedins not back and open up a space for some combination of pettersson, dahlen, and virtanen, gaunce, and goldobin if any of them survive the summer.