Frölunda Indians
For me, even the loss of the much talked about Rasmus Dahlin, as the number one draft choice to Buffalo Sabres, is not going to affect the team a great deal. I'm expecting the team from Gothenburg to go all the way and win the Le Mat Trophy this year and maybe, even the Champions Hockey League too, as they did in 2015/6.
That because they still have retained the majority of their talented players, not least, captain Joel Lundqvist, former Anaheim Duck, Max Friberg and one of the best import players in the SHL, goalscorer Ryan Lasch.
At the back, apart from retaining Canadian Jonathan Sigalet, they have added one of the most interesting signings of the off season, Canadian Olympian, Chay Greenway. The shorter than average defenseman will be challenging for the top scoring back in the league and comes to Sweden after four years in the KHL as well as three years in the AHL.
As if that wasn't enough, they have also pinched the young Tim Söderlund from rivals Skellefteå AIK as well as snapping up Malmö Redhawks' sharp shooter Rhett Rakhshani. 30 year old American can challenge for top scorer on his best days.
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