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Montreal Canadiens: Which Prospects Will We See At World Juniors?

By Ken MacMillan

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Cole Caufield poses for a portrait at HarborCenter on May 30, 2019 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by David J. Parrotta/NHLI via Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NEW YORK - MAY 30: Cole Caufield poses for a portrait at HarborCenter on May 30, 2019 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by David J. Parrotta/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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PLYMOUTH, MI – FEBRUARY 15: Jacob Olofsson #21 (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)*** Local Caption *** Jacob Olofsson /

Jacob Olofsson and Mattias Norlinder

Jacob Olofsson was a depth player for the Swede’s at last year’s tournament. He played five games for Sweden but did not register a point. Sweden once again went undefeated in the regular portion of the tournament but lost to Switzerland in the quarterfinal.

They will be looking for a better result and will need a big tournament from Olofsson to help them up front. Sweden will have a plethora of wingers aren’t quite as deep at center. Expect Olofsson to be a lock to make the team and probably play in all situations including a top six role with great line mates that are expected to score.

Sweden has won 48 straight games in the round robin portion of the event which is incredible. They have a really great chance to extend that streak as they won’t have to face Canada, Russia or the United States in the round robin as they are all in the other group.

Sweden will have a stacked group of defensemen to lead them at this year’s event. Rasmus Sandin, Adam Boqvist and Tobias Bjornfot were all first round picks and played NHL games this season. They have all been sent down since then and will be available for Sweden. They also have Philip Broberg, Victor Soderstrom, Adam Ginning and Filip Johansson who were all first round picks.

This is going to make it difficult for Habs prospect Mattias Norlinder to make the team. He is an exciting 18 year old offensive defenceman who is playing for Modo in Allsvenskan which is basically the AHL of Sweden. He is a terrific skater and has six goals and six assists in 22 games. He was taken in the third round of last year’s draft but will probably be just on the outside looking in when the roster is announced for Sweden.

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