HF2002
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How can a country be in a slump when it comes to producing players? You either produce or you don't - it's not as though a lucky bounce just might get their game going again. It's not a confidence issue. 8 years without a medal is a huge sign. Never having won anything of real significance is a bad sign.
Sweden has produced some quality talent in players like Forsberg, Naslund, Alfredsson, Lidstrom, Sundin, etc., but this is their golden generation and they still haven't really done anything with it. All these guys are approx 30 or older. Where's the next generation? The Sedin's? Zetterberg? So what if you can develop players for your own domestic league. It's a domestic league! If you want to be judged as a nation you have to look at your performance on the international stage and the performance, quality and quantity of your countrymen in the best league in the world.
Sweden has produced some quality talent in players like Forsberg, Naslund, Alfredsson, Lidstrom, Sundin, etc., but this is their golden generation and they still haven't really done anything with it. All these guys are approx 30 or older. Where's the next generation? The Sedin's? Zetterberg? So what if you can develop players for your own domestic league. It's a domestic league! If you want to be judged as a nation you have to look at your performance on the international stage and the performance, quality and quantity of your countrymen in the best league in the world.