Player Discussion: Victor Hedman

[Stamper]

Yeah he had something like 3g 4a in 3 games before the injury

 

[Phil McKraken]

Can't believe Hedman is always left off the Olympic roster. They took ODUYA over him, for gods sakes.

I mean, Oduya's great, but better than Heds? YEAH RIGHT.

Oduya got a free ticket because he played with Hjalmarsson in Chicago. No one considered him better individually but they were going for the whole chemistry thing.

 

[Brie]

Oduya got a free ticket because he played with Hjalmarsson in Chicago. No one considered him better individually but they were going for the whole chemistry thing.

This, it was also why Ericsson got to go, because he plays with Kronwall and our coach though that since the teams didn’t have a lot of time to practice it was better to have as many guys together as possible that knew each other from their regular teams, it wasn’t ideal but what can you do, hopefully they’ve learned and will start using Sweden’s younger ‘d’ in the future.

 

[larsmark]

Thought you guys might like this. Its about Victor Hedman getting help from Hans Jonsson (ex Penguins) to train to become the best (third summer they do this together)

http://www.allehanda.se/sport/ishockey/sa-tranar-hedman-for-att-bli-bast-i-varlden

It's in Swedish but the article works to just translate with google translate, and the images speak for themselves

That is one dedicated young guy!

 

[jfc64]

I know we are all Homers here. lol

But where would you rank these Olympic Swedish stud defenseman including Hedman?

Where would you insert hedman?

And the real Q is that there has to be something going on that we don't know about, but what happened? (and from what I heard is that he is not even on the reserve list, meaning if someone gets hurt Hedman will not even be a consideration to join the team) just WOW.


Ekman-Larsson, Oliver 5.5 - Hjalmarsson, Niklas 4.1
Hedman, Victor 4.0 - Strålman, Anton 4.5
Edler, Alexander 5.0 - Karlsson, Erik 6.5
Lindholm, Hampus 1.7 - Brodin, Jonas 4.2 (37.5)

According to Expressen (liberal) and Jonathan Lindqvist (intern?) Team Sweden could look like this:

Steen – Bäckström – Forsberg
H̦rnqvist РZetterberg - Nyquist
Sedin – Sedin – Landeskog
Silfverberg – Backlund – Hagelin
Krüger

Hedman РStr̴lman
Lindholm – Karlsson
Ekman Larsson – Hjalmarsson
Brodin

Lundqvist
Läck
Enroth


http://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey...p-trupp-se-ut/


Here's my second team. All players on the "bubble" from Expressens article are there (in bold)

Eriksson РȘderberg - Lindholm
Johansson – Berglund – Josefson
Rask – Zibanejad – Fast
Franz̩n РLander РKarlsson
Wennberg

Kronwall – Ericsson
Edler – Klingberg
Enstr̦m РOduya
Ekholm

Lehner / Markström / Nilsson



Defensemen:
Alexander Edler, Vancouver Canucks (NHL)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Phoenix Coyotes (NHL)
Jonathan Ericsson , Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Niklas Hjalmarsson, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators (NHL)
Niklas Kronwall, Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Johnny Oduya, Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Henrik Tallinder , Buffalo Sabres (NHL)




36 Franzén
35 Sedin Sedin Zetterberg Kronwall
34 Lundqvist
33
32 Steen Ericsson
31 Eriksson Enström Grossmann
30 Söderberg Strålman Edler
29 Hörnqvist Pettersson Hjalmarsson Gunnarsson
28 Bäckström Berglund Hagelin Enroth
27 Nyquist Backlund
26 Krüger Karlsson Ekholm Markström
25 Johansson Silfverberg Lander Josefsson Hedman Ekman-Larsson Rundblad Lehner
24 Fast Klingberg Nemeth
23 Landeskog Zibanejad Rask Rakell Klefbom Brodin Larsson
22 Forsberg Lindholm H
21 Lindholm E Burakovsky de la Rose Wennberg


Silfverberg - Zetterberg - Landeskog
Sedin - Sedin - Eriksson
Steen - Bäckström - Forsberg
Backlund - Berglund - Hörnqvist


Edler - Karlsson
Ekman Larsson - Hjalmarsson
Hedman - Strålman
Lindholm - Kronwall


Reserves:

Johan Franzén (LW) Detroit Red Wings 33 7 15 22 0.67 30 -12
Gustav Nyquist (RW/LW) Detroit Red Wings 82 27 27 54 0.66 26 -11
Mika Zibanejad (C/RW) Ottawa Senators 80 20 26 46 0.58 20 0
Marcus Johansson (LW/C) Washington Capitals 82 20 27 47 0.57 10 6
Carl Söderberg (C) Boston Bruins 82 13 31 44 0.54 26 10
Elias Lindholm (C/RW) Carolina Hurricanes 81 17 22 39 0.48 14 -23
Carl Hagelin (LW) New York Rangers 82 17 18 35 0.43 46 18
Victor Rask (C/W) Carolina Hurricanes 80 11 22 33 0.41 16 -14
Marcus Krüger (C) Chicago Blackhawks 81 7 10 17 0.21 32 -5
Jacob Josefson (C/W) New Jersey Devils 62 6 5 11 0.18 24 0


John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 65 11 29 40 0.62 32 5
Tobias Enström (D) Winnipeg Jets 60 4 19 23 0.38 36 13
Adam Larsson (D) New Jersey Devils 64 3 21 24 0.38 34 2
Oscar Klefbom (D) Edmonton Oilers 60 2 18 20 0.33 4 -21
David Rundblad (D) Chicago Blackhawks 49 3 11 14 0.29 12 17
Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 71 3 14 17 0.24 8 21
Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 80 7 11 18 0.23 52 12
Nicklas Grossmann (D) Philadelphia Flyers 68 5 9 14 0.21 32 8
Carl Gunnarsson (D) St. Louis Blues 61 2 10 12 0.20 2 10
Jonathan Ericsson (D) Detroit Red Wings 82 3 12 15 0.18 70 -5
Patrik Nemeth (D) Dallas Stars 22 0 3 3 0.14 6 0
Johnny Oduya (D) Chicago Blackhawks 76 2 8 10 0.13 26 5



Victor Hedman (D) Tampa Bay Lightning 25 198 105 kg (metric system, go buy a royale) (age, height, weight)
Nicklas Grossmann (D) Philadelphia Flyers 31 193 105
Jonathan Ericsson (D) Detroit Red Wings 31 195 102
Alexander Edler (D) Vancouver Canucks 29 193 100
Patrik Nemeth (D) Dallas Stars 23 192 96
Oscar Klefbom (D) Edmonton Oilers 22 192 96
Mattias Ekholm (D) Nashville Predators 25 192 94
Niklas Hjalmarsson (D) Chicago Blackhawks 28 187 94
Carl Gunnarsson (D) Toronto Maple Leafs 29 188 93
Adam Larsson (D) New Jersey Devils 23 190 91
Hampus Lindholm (D) Anaheim Ducks 22 189 88
Anton Strålman (D) New York Rangers 29 185 88
Jonas Brodin (D) Minnesota Wild 22 185 88
Johnny Oduya (D) Chicago Blackhawks 35 182 86
Niklas Kronwall (D) Detroit Red Wings 35 182 86
Oliver Ekman Larsson (D) Phoenix Coyotes 24 188 86 (probably heavier now)
Erik Karlsson (D) Ottawa Senators 25 182 82
Tobias Enstrom (D) Winnipeg Jets 31 178 82
John Klingberg (D) Dallas Stars 24 186 82




eam Sweden stats: (age, cap number, seasons left on contract, free agent status). Dollarn? 8.6523 SEK


Sedin, Daniel 34 7.000 3 U
Sedin, Henrik 34 7.000 3 U
Backstrom, Nicklas 27 6.700 5 U
Zetterberg, Henrik 34 6.083 6 U
Steen, Alexander 31 5.800 2 U
Landeskog, Gabriel 22 5.571 6 U
Söderberg, Carl 29 4.75 U
Nyquist, Gustav 25 4.750 25 4 U
Hornqvist, Patric 28 4.250 28 3 U
Eriksson, Loui 29 4.250 29 1 U
Franzen, Johan 35 3.955 5 U
Berglund, Patrik 27 3.700 2 U
Backlund, Mikael 26 3.575 26 3 U
Silfverberg, Jakob 24
Hagelin, Carl 26
Zibanejad, Mika 22 2.625 2 R
Kruger, Marcus 25
Johansson, Marcus 24
Lindholm, Elias 24 1.775 1 R
Nylander, William 19 1.744 3 R
Karlsson, Melker 24 1.625 2 R
Forsberg, Filip 20 1.461 1 R
Wennberg, Alexander 20 1.400 2 R
Järnkrok, Calle 23 0.735 1 ?
Stålberg, Viktor 29 1.100 1 U
Lander, Anton 24 0.988 2 R
Fast, Jesper 23 0.950 2 R
De La Rose, Jacob 20 0.925 2 R
Rakell, Rickard 22 0.894 1 R
Burakovsky, Andre 20 0.894 2 R
Rask, Victor 22 0.863 1 R
Larsson, Johan 22
Andersson, Joakim 26 0.815 1 U
Josefson, Jacob 24 0.800 1 R
Pääjärvi, Magnus 24 0.7 1 R
Nordström, Joakim 23
Everberg, Dennis 23 0.625 1 R
Klingberg, Carl 24


Karlsson, Erik 25 6.500 4 U
Enström, Tobias 30 5.750 3 U
Ekman-Larsson, Oliver 23 5.500 4 U
Edler, Alexander 29 5.000 4 U
Kronwall, Niklas 34 4.750 4 U
Strålman, Anton 28 4.500 4 U
Ericsson, Jonathan 31 4.250 5 U
Klingberg, John 22 4.250 7 U
Brodin, Jonas 21 4.167 6 U
Hjalmarsson, Niklas 28 4.100 4 U
Hedman, Victor 24 4.000 2 U
Oduya, Johnny 33 3.750 2 U
Grossmann, Nicklas 30 3.000 1 U
Gunnarsson, Carl 28 2.950 1 U
Lindholm, Hampus 21 1.744 1 R
Klefbom, Oscar 21 1.244 1 R
Ekholm, Mattias 25 1.038 1 R
Rundblad, David 24 1.050 2 R
Nemeth, Patrik 23 0.900 2 R
Folin, Christian 24 0.725 2 R
Dahlbeck, Klas 23
Larsson, Adam 22
Erixon, Tim 24 0.6 1 R


Lundqvist, Henrik 33 8.500 6 U
Lehner, Robin 23 2.225 2 R
Markstrom, Jacob 25 1.550 2 U
Enroth, Jhonas 27 1.250 1 U
Läck, Eddie 27 1.150 1 U
Nilsson, Anders 25 1.000 1 R
Lindbäck, Anders 27 0.875 1 U
Gustavsson, Jonas 30

PS. Enström - Hedman?

 

[Sky04]

Hedman-Karlsson
Ekman-Larsson-Stralman
Lindholm-Hjarlmarsson

Ridiculous balance on every pairing.

 

[Phil McKraken]

Thought you guys might like this. Its about Victor Hedman getting help from Hans Jonsson (ex Penguins) to train to become the best (third summer they do this together)

http://www.allehanda.se/sport/ishockey/sa-tranar-hedman-for-att-bli-bast-i-varlden

My tidied up translation if anyone's interested:

For the third summer in a row Victor Hedman uses the help of Hans Jonsson.
Why? To become the best.

- "I wouldn't be where I am today without Hasse", says Victor.
Five times a week, for eight weeks this summer in Örnsköldsvik, Victor Hedman trains with Modo legend Hans Jonsson.
The entire body is being trained, every muscle gets its due and nothing is left to chance. It is a must - if you want to become the best in the world.
- "He has taken various steps over the years. He has become faster, more explosive and stronger. He also has his own specific requests", says Hans Jonsson.
What does he want to improve?
- "He wants to become the best. He has an incredible size and he's very fast for someone so big. But he still wants to become even more mobile around the corners and around his own crease, for example. It is about the small details. The muscle fibers are incredibly sensitive, but he'll take strides all the time. We have raised the bar this year".

Together with Joakim Dettner, who works for the STAC (Scandinavian Top Athletic Center), Hans Jonsson in dialogue with Victor has put up an individual training schedule. Explosiveness, speed and mobility are three areas of focus for the Tampa defenseman, who during his years with Hasse has grown into one of the NHL's best D-men.
- "It is no coincidence that Victor got to where he is. He has an incredible attitude and is so meticulous in everything he does. He's so easygoing and he asks things about his development, and we have a very good dialogue", says Hasse.

The training sessions at home in Ornskoldsvik vary in length and focus on the different parts Victor wants to improve. Everything is carefully planned and there is a clear purpose behind every moment in Victor's training.
It is not about exhausting yourself completely, but rather about working on small details that will bear fruit later.
- "It's tough, but it's not like I have to throw up from it. We have a good program and the biggest difference I have with Hasse is that I have an direction in the training", says Victor.
You have taken step after step every season since you started training with Hans, how important he has been to you?
- "He has been extremely important. I would never be where I am today without him. I train quite differently now and I've gone from, for example, longer intervals to make it more hockey-oriented".
I can imagine that this cooperation will continue next summer.
- "Absolutely. I hope so. It feels good to have a world class physical trainer here at home", says Hedman contently.

Hans Jonsson played 4 seasons in Pittsburgh. In Modo and Örnsköldsvik he is known as the biggest fitness freak ever so I like that Victor trains with him.

 

[Yzlamic Preacher*]

Can't believe Hedman is always left off the Olympic roster. They took ODUYA over him, for gods sakes.

I mean, Oduya's great, but better than Heds? YEAH RIGHT.

I still need to buy a Hedman jersey, but it's impossible to find one. Not unless I order a custom one. And that'll cost over $200 with tax. Not something I'm willing to do at the moment. Are there any cheaper methods? I've seen some pretty crappy looking replicas for dirt cheap, but I wouldn't go near those.

Prices of Lightning jersey's went up because of the cup run. You could with this http://www.shop.ca/c/tampa-bay-lightning-victor-hedman-77-official-home-reebok-nhl-hockey-jersey-sewn-tackle-twill-name-numbers-1-24240113

If it's your first time ordering from them, I think you get a $15 discount. Free Shipping too. When I ordered my Hedman jersey, it was $135.

 

[larsmark]

The reason for it was because he had a lousy world championship and MÃ¥rts was the coach then too.

 

[Stamper]

And MÃ¥rts is an idiot.

 

[Hictor Vedman*]

Prices of Lightning jersey's went up because of the cup run. You could with this http://www.shop.ca/c/tampa-bay-lightning-victor-hedman-77-official-home-reebok-nhl-hockey-jersey-sewn-tackle-twill-name-numbers-1-24240113

If it's your first time ordering from them, I think you get a $15 discount. Free Shipping too. When I ordered my Hedman jersey, it was $135.

Damn I'd be all in at $135. Thanks for the link though, at least I have it as a reference for when I can afford one.

 

[The Gongshow]

^^ Better get my Malone jersey then, before there all sold out. Kids going places. Bright, bright future.

 

[Werewolf]

More praise for the monster swede we showcase on our blueline:

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=779589

Hedman finally reached elite status last season because he showed on the national stage that he is equivalent to a package of Erik Karlsson and Shea Weber in Zdeno Chara's body.

"Very unique," said New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, a fellow Swede who saw Hedman's star grow up close in the Eastern Conference Final last season. "He's tall, strong and he's a great skater who can move the puck really well. That combination makes him very unique.

"It was a matter of development," Hedman said. "I think the way I played in Sweden was similar, but I had flaws in my game. I feel like a more complete player now. Obviously it has to do with age and experience, but the way I played last year and in the playoffs is the way I envision it to be. It's up to me to not be satisfied. I have to look ahead and try to be even better."

 

[Brie]

The new Hedman Unibet-adds are posted all over Swedish websites now, a little weird to alwauys see Hedman everywhere but I'm not complaining, glad to see him get some recognition in Sweden, even if it is on an add for a betting company.

 

[HealsAndFlats]

Is hedman good to go for opening night, I know he was listed DTD after last week's hockeyville game.

Good luck this year

 

[The Macho King]

Is hedman good to go for opening night, I know he was listed DTD after last week's hockeyville game.

Good luck this year

Haven't heard anything to suggest otherwise. Only question mark is Johnson, I think (and Paquette).

 

[wxkid23]

It's amazing 1/2 of this board was ripping into him nightly during the season. He changed a lot of views with a strong playoff

 

[Boxscore]

I hope the coach puts him on the main PP for good.

 

[These Are The Days]

Hedman now has the best hair in the NHL. I think it now deserves a shrine

 

[BoltSTH]

Hedman now has the best hair in the NHL. I think it now deserves a shrine

The ageless wonder on the Kittens may challenge soon now the Mullet is back.

 

[mctttt]

As an outside fan who was looking for Hedman to have a big year for fantasy I noticed he is not on the #1 PP pairing. Is Stralman really a better PP QB then Hedman and is this expected to continue?

 

[JFleegs]

As an outside fan who was looking for Hedman to have a big year for fantasy I noticed he is not on the #1 PP pairing. Is Stralman really a better PP QB then Hedman and is this expected to continue?

Nope Stralman is not better, no idea why hedman is not on the 1st unit. I also think our 2nd pp unit is better then our first.

 

[DFC]

As an outside fan who was looking for Hedman to have a big year for fantasy I noticed he is not on the #1 PP pairing. Is Stralman really a better PP QB then Hedman and is this expected to continue?

Nope Stralman is not better, no idea why hedman is not on the 1st unit. I also think our 2nd pp unit is better then our first.

Right-handed. That's all. He's a right handed passer to feed Stamkos.

 

[JFleegs]

Right-handed. That's all. He's a right handed passer to feed Stamkos.

He doesn't do a good job at it tho, he doesn't have the touch. I remember the days of kurtis foster, he had it down to a science feeding stammer.

Edit: and he was a lefty

 

[DFC]

He doesn't do a good job at it tho, he doesn't have the touch. I remember the days of kurtis foster, he had it down to a science feeding stammer.

Edit: and he was a lefty

If it doesn't work, it'll probably change. Right now it looks decent enough though. The units are splitting time fairly evenly (a lot more evenly than last year) and Stralman is finding Stamkos pretty well. Found him today.