Top 10 Swedish Hockey Players of All Time?

[Bertuzzzi44]

Top 10 Swedish Hockey Players of All time? (I posted top 15, didn’t know who to exclude from top 10)

1. Niklas Lidstrom
2. Peter Forsberg
3. Borje Salming
4. Mats Sundin
5. Kent Nilsson
6. Henrik Sedin
7. Daniel Sedin
8. Daniel Alfredson
9. Henrik Zetterberg
10. Erik Karlsson
11. Henrik Lundqvist
12. Niklas Backstrom
13. Markus Näslund
14. Mats Näslund
15. Pelle Lindbergh
16. HM: V. Hedman, H. Loob, T. Steen

Who’s in your top 10?

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[ManWithNoName]

Top 10 Swedish Hockey Players of All time? (I posted top 15, didn’t know who to exclude from top 10)

1. Niklas Lidstrom
2. Peter Forsberg
3. Mats Sundin
4. Borje Salming
5. Kent Nilsson
6. Henrik Sedin
7. Daniel Sedin
8. Daniel Alfredson
9. Mats Naslund
10. Henrik Zetterberg
11. Markus Naslund
12. Erik Karlsson
13. Henrik Lundqvist
14. Niklas Backstrom
15. Pelle Lindbergh
16. HM: V. Hedman, H. Loob, T. Steen

Bonus question: Do you see any of the young stars (E. Pettersson, R. Dahlin, F. Forsberg etc.) in the top 15 when their careers are over?

1. Forsberg
2. Lidström
3. Salming
4. Kenta
5. Sundin
6/7. H/D Sedin
8. Bäckström
9. Zetterberg
10. Karlsson

Both Dahlin and Pettersson will be there for sure, unless they get injured beyond "repair".

 

[mashedpotato]

All of these players with the exception of Karlsson are before my time.

Really says something about the legendary status that is Karlsson.

 

[agent082]

Both Dahlin and Pettersson will be there for sure, unless they get injured beyond "repair".

No.

 

[The Macho King]

1. Forsberg
2. Lidström
3. Salming
4. Kenta
5. Sundin
6/7. H/D Sedin
8. Bäckström
9. Zetterberg
10. Karlsson

Both Dahlin and Pettersson will be there for sure, unless they get injured beyond "repair".

Slow down.

 

[Kale Hulls]

Karlsson is probably top 5.

 

[ManWithNoName]

No.

Slow down.

Dahlin is 18, looks like 25. He'll be better than Karlsson.
Pettersson will have a more successful carreer than Zetterberg by the time he retires.

Case closed.

 

[Silky mitts]

1. Lidstrom
2. Forsberg
3. Erik Karlsson
4. Sundin
5. Zetterberg
6. Alfredsson
7. Backstrom
8. Lundqvist
9. H Sedin
10. D Sedin

I left off Nilsson and Salming because I never saw them play and don't have a good sense of their value

 

[joe dirte]

1. Lidstrom
2. Forsberg
3. Sundin
4. Zetterberg
5. Lundqvist
6. Salming
7. Backstrom
8. H Sedin
9. D Sedin
10. Alfredsson

 

[tony d]

1. Lidstrom
2. Forsberg
3. Salming
4. Zetterberg
5. Alfredsson
6. H.Sedin
7. D.Sedin
8. Karlsson
9. Lundqvist
10. Backstrom

 

[Kale Makar]

Don't know enough to make a list really, but among active younger Swedes, who may make it up there?

For example, does Landy have a shot? 350 pts, 513 gp, about to turn 26, not to mention currently part of one of the most lethal lines in the NHL so he should be getting some nice points here in his prime. Keeping on his current pace, and double the games puts him at 700 pts, 13th all-time for Swedes. Assuming he plays all games, that's only in his early 30s, so no reason he can't hit 800-900 and sit solidly around 10th all-time.

Add to that he has a Calder, likely to be captain, and who knows what can happen in between now and the end of his career to boost his prospects.

I guess Hedman is already sneaking up on the top of the list, Karlsson probably already there, who else?

 

[maacoshark]

All of these players with the exception of Karlsson are before my time.

Really says something about the legendary status that is Karlsson.

Backstrom obviously isnt before your time.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

1. Lidstrom
2. Forsberg
3. Salming
4. Zetterberg
5. Alfredsson
6. H.Sedin
7. D.Sedin
8. Karlsson
9. Lundqvist
10. Backstrom

Sundin?

 

[dr robbie]

Backstrom obviously isnt before your time.

I was thinking the Sedins as well. They just retired.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Dahlin is 18, looks like 25. He'll be better than Karlsson.
Pettersson will have a more successful carreer than Zetterberg by the time he retires.

Case closed.

This post will either age very well, or terribly.

Time will tell.

 

[authentic]

1. Forsberg
2. Lidström
3. Salming
4. Kenta
5. Sundin
6/7. H/D Sedin
8. Bäckström
9. Zetterberg
10. Karlsson

Both Dahlin and Pettersson will be there for sure, unless they get injured beyond "repair".

Forsberg over Lidstrom is correct, but I would put Alfredsson in there over Backstrom.

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Don't know enough to make a list really, but among active younger Swedes, who may make it up there?

For example, does Landy have a shot? 350 pts, 513 gp, about to turn 26, not to mention currently part of one of the most lethal lines in the NHL so he should be getting some nice points here in his prime. Keeping on his current pace, and double the games puts him at 700 pts, 13th all-time for Swedes. Assuming he plays all games, that's only in his early 30s, so no reason he can't hit 800-900 and sit solidly around 10th all-time.

Add to that he has a Calder, likely to be captain, and who knows what can happen in between now and the end of his career to boost his prospects.

I guess Hedman is already sneaking up on the top of the list, Karlsson probably already there, who else?

Landeskog & F. Forsberg have a shot at top 15 but are hardpressed to crack top 10, Hedman has the best shot & Karlsson is already there. Out of the young guns, E. Pettersson & R. Dahlin are Elite already, difficult to predict how great they actually become.

 

[Mickey Marner]

Some of you guys are nuts. Karlsson is easily top-5 and arguably 3rd. He's better than Sundin and Salming.

-Leafs fan

 

[Bertuzzzi44]

Forsberg over Lidstrom is correct, but I would put Alfredsson in there over Backstrom.

Forsberg is probably the better player, but Lidstrom had the better career. Too many injuries for Forsberg, but when healthy he dominated.

 

[Claypool]

Forsberg over Lidstrom is correct

lol

 

[filinski77]

Don't know enough to make a list really, but among active younger Swedes, who may make it up there?

For example, does Landy have a shot? 350 pts, 513 gp, about to turn 26, not to mention currently part of one of the most lethal lines in the NHL so he should be getting some nice points here in his prime. Keeping on his current pace, and double the games puts him at 700 pts, 13th all-time for Swedes. Assuming he plays all games, that's only in his early 30s, so no reason he can't hit 800-900 and sit solidly around 10th all-time.

Add to that he has a Calder, likely to be captain, and who knows what can happen in between now and the end of his career to boost his prospects.

I guess Hedman is already sneaking up on the top of the list, Karlsson probably already there, who else?

I'm fairly confident Landeskog will never finish top 10 in points or goals in a season, and without doing that, theres no way he edges out some of the elite forwards on that list, and then D like Karlsson/Hedman etc.

 

[Critical13]

1. Forsberg
2. Lidström
3. Salming
4. Kenta
5. Sundin
6/7. H/D Sedin
8. Bäckström
9. Zetterberg
10. Karlsson

Both Dahlin and Pettersson will be there for sure, unless they get injured beyond "repair".

Dahlin is 18, looks like 25. He'll be better than Karlsson.
Pettersson will have a more successful carreer than Zetterberg by the time he retires.

Case closed.

Yikes

 

[authentic]

lol

He was better. Lidstrom made it very close with his extremely long and consistent prime though.

 

[MrFunnyWobbl]

Sundin over the Sedins?

 

[ManofSteel55]

Dahlin is 18, looks like 25. He'll be better than Karlsson.
Pettersson will have a more successful carreer than Zetterberg by the time he retires.

Case closed.

I don't think the case is closed until they actually do those things.

Today,

Lidstrom
Foppa
Karlsson
Lundqvist
Zetterberg
H.Sedin
D. Sedin
Backstrom
Salming
Sundin