Remember that EP40 never got to play C for the junior international teams, and his last 2 years in Sweden he didn't get to either. Bet he would've been better at faceoffs if he was played at C.
I guess he was too bad to play C for/in Sweden, but good enough to play C in the NHL/Tre Kronor...
This topic unfortunately never gets old it seems.
Problem is only one C in this line-up is a truly gifted two-way player.
Ekmark playing 1C despite not even being a top 3 C on this roster and probably not a top-10 C in the country.
This age-group could ice an astonishingly creative team of four lines (not the least w addition of a couple of 03's going forward if Raymond and Holtz are not available) and not really giving up any defensive strength.
Leave most of the "offence-only" d-men at home, they have so far mostly been a liability anyway. Let the attackers attack should be the mantra for 02's. I'll give this line-up of defenders a small a pinch of credit - it's more solid defence than offence. But Grans will be missed.
Four Skellefteå players is four too many.