LOS ANGELES / STOCKHOLM. There was nothing but no from Detroit to Three Crowns.
Gustav Nyquist did not come to the World Cup.
– There is unfortunately no World Cup for me because of injury, says Nyquist to Sport Express.
Detroit Red Wings got the passport from the Stanley Cup playoffs when they lost the seventh and deciding game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
That meant that four Swedes were present for the World Cup, Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson, Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist.
Couple Mårts hoped for NHL reinforcements – but went bet.
First turned down reverse pair Kronwall and Ericsson tournament because of injury problems. Later during Thursday evening came the same response from the Henrik Zetterberg.
– They are småskadade all. Henry is tired after a long season, said the administrative director Putte Köhler Sportexpressen yesterday.
New forward snobs
When was the hope to Nyquist, who remained was current. But on Friday came the next negative news for the Tre Kronor.
Although Nyquist is injured and will miss the tournament.
– There are unfortunately no World Cup for me because of injury. I always think that it’s incredibly fun to play for Sweden, but unfortunately I have to take this decision, says Nyquist Sport Express.
Chances of Three Crowns now get more NHL reinforcements to the World Cup tournament Prague thus decreased considerably.
Several forwardar left
Above all, team management hoped for forward reinforcements, but after Nyquist connected to the now ten names long list of Swedish forwardar in the NHL are not many names left to hope for.
Patric Hörnqvist said after his Pittsburgh knocked out of the playoffs that he could think of games in the World Cup, but then chose to decline after a call from the management pulled out too much time.
Jakob Silfverberg, Mikael Backlund, Marcus Krüger, Joakim Nordström, Dennis Rasmussen, Jacob de la Rose, Jesper Fast, Carl Hagelin, Carl Klingberg, Oscar Lindberg, André Burakovsky, Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson the Swedish forwardar remaining in the NHL and AHL.
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