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Eriksson Ek was not losing the confrontation of the 4 nations, McDavid and Hedman Brodin

Eriksson Ek was not losing the confrontation of the 4 nations, McDavid and Hedman Brodin

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Montreal-Joel Eriksson Ek lost Wild’s last game before the confrontation of the 4 nations, but his teammates knew that nothing was going to prevent one of the most sandy combatants of the Wild from representing Sweden this week in Montreal and the Next week in Boston.

“There is no possibility,” said Matt Boldy.

“It is not a shock at all,” added Brock Faber, the team of Boldy USA team. “He is a warrior. He crosses him night, night. He is underestimated in the beating he takes for the team. Simply a player so selfless, incredible and worthy of being here. There was never doubt that I was going to overcome this. ”

“He had no doubt,” said his teammate Jonas Brodin.

Even so, his Swedish teammate Filip Gustavsson said Eriksson Ek received some ribs from his wild teammates.

“We gave him a little S, for not playing (against the islanders but then coming to Montreal),” said Gustavsson. “But that is Ekker. That is your style of play. He stops in front of the network all the time and receives many cross verifications at the back. You have clashes, and he also receives a great beating there.

“Many players hate playing against him because he’s a bit dirty … in a pleasant way when he plays. And people want play even if you have broken the bones. “

Eriksson Ek said that what kept him out of the Islanders game is “something I could not push that night.”

But he is confident that this is an injury that will not get worse during the confrontation of the 4 nations and will be ready to go once the wild schedule resumes on February 22 with a series of homes at home against Detroit against Red Alas.

Eriksson EK, who is having a year of low offensive, but according to coach John Hynes is doing everything else like the Old Ek EK, has been beaten with innumerable injuries at the bottom of the body throughout the season.

“He goes hand in hand,” said Eriksson Ek. “One thing leads to the following and then it cures and something else happens. But I feel good and I didn’t miss this opportunity. “

Eriksson EK and the Swedes open against Canada in what should be a rabid atmosphere on Wednesday night at the Bell Center. Eriksson Ek is playing in a line with Jesper Bratt and Lucas Raymond, and Bratt calls Eriksson Ek “perhaps the best type of network of the league, so Lucas and I need to use our speed and ability through the neutral zone knowing that he “will be on the network.”

And knowing Eriksson Ek, the human goal scrum of goals will get into him with many Canadians. In fact, do not be surprised if you face some fights with Boldy and Faber when Sweden plays the United States on February 17 in Boston. Eriksson Ek and Boldy had some thrust and thrust games during the May World Championship, and Eriksson Ek said: “Now they are in different teams.” I will try to do everything to help this team win games. “

Faber joked: “Probabilities are my stick or something could hit him in the nose or teeth or something because something always finds a way of hitting his face.”

Hedman-Brodin vs. McDavid

As Wild fans know, Connor McDavid production against nature has not been as powerful as other teams because it faces Brodin. So that is a great reason why Sweden has Brodin at the top with the Lightning Star Victor Hedman. To do so, the left Brodin will play his part out of what did it early in his wild career and many times internationally.

Of course, Brodin knows that he will not only see the McDavid line with Sam Reinhart and Mitch Marner. He could face Canada’s top line by Sydney Crosby-Nathan Mackinnon-Mark Stone.

“I love those clashes,” Brodin said. “In Minny playing against those teams, you always expect it to be difficult for them. You don’t want them to skate so much. You love when you turn them off. “

McDavid said Brodin is one of the most underestimated defenders in the NHL.

“He skates very well,” said McDavid. “He defends himself with his legs, which is always good. Elegant.”

Hedman, who has played with Brodin twice before, said he was “super excited” when he knew he was going to play with Brodin.

“It’s just a bidirectional phenomenal defense,” Hedman said. “The way the game plays and the way it reads the game makes it easy.”

Brodin said that when he broke his foot blocking Colton Parayko’s shot on January 7, he was worried about losing the tournament.

“He took about four weeks heal,” he said. “It was boring because the whole body felt good, but it hurt when (I) I put it on the skate.”

Matthews Hynes Surprise

Monday was Hynes’s 50th birthday, so the US team captain .

“And everyone sang, ‘Happy Birthday,” Hynes said. “I didn’t expect that.”


The Captain of the US team. Auston Matthews surprises the assistant coach John Hynes with a 50th birthday dessert at Monday’s team dinner in Montreal. (Photo courtesy of USA hockey)

Hynes trained Matthews in the 2016 World Championship in Russia. The Americans arrived in fourth place with Matthews scoring six goals and nine points in 10 games.

“Fifty birthday, so it’s big,” Matthews said before laughing. “We wanted to give him a little surprise and try to keep that birthday cake as far as possible as Billy Guerin.”

Pieces

• Boldy said he found himself in the last two practices amazed by the caliber of the players with whom he was on the ice.

“It’s really special,” he said. “You look around and see the guys who are out there passing the album. You are amazed, to be honest. They are all so good. Everyone can make each play in the world. They can do everything. So being with these guys, it’s great. It is good for everyone, I think, to be close to boys from those who are so good to learn, to take things. “

• Sweden has not announced whether Gustavsson, Linus Ullmark or Sam Ersson will begin Wednesday against Canada, and Gustavsson kept his poker face intact on Tuesday. However, he was seen seeing Canada’s practice from the Zamboni tunnel.

deeper person

Deeper

Diario de 4 Nations of Brock Faber: The first days of Inside The Wild Defenseman in Montreal with the US team.

• Faber is not upset by all your wild teammates who publish photos from the beach on Instagram.

“I hope everyone enjoys it. They deserve it, ”said Faber. “This group obviously needs some rest in terms of injuries. So it will be good, and it will be very fun to win this and return home and see all the boys again and prepare for the last third of the thrust of the year. “

• Former wild captain Mikko Koivu sat at the Bell Center watching Finland’s practice with the general manager Assistant Jarmo Kekalainen. Kekalainen was the GM of Columbus when Koivu signed with the Blue Jackets to finish his NHL career.

(Superior Photo by Joel Eriksson EK: David Banks / Images Images)

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