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America is loaded with dynamic and exciting young talent but lacks veteran
leadership.The Russians havent had much success on the international scale of
late.Team Europe is a group of players without a country.Finland also has to
settle on its starting goaltender.The Czechs have been slashed with injuries to
key players.So what are the issues for Team Sweden? Absolutely nothing.The
Swedes, fresh off a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, are solid in
every aspect of the game. Its chemistry, depth, talent and consistency are four
reasons Team Sweden will win the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto.Its more than
just a gut-check prediction.Each of these eight teams in this tournament are
loaded with the best players in the world, so it shouldnt take long for every
team to mesh during training camp. But after scouting Team Sweden for the first
three days of camp, its as though this group has been playing together forever.
In some cases, many of these players have, especially on the international
level. The majority of this roster played in the last Olympics, and combined its
players have 815 games with the national team.Theres a calm demeanor about
Sweden. Its players collectively ooze a quiet confidence.Obviously, we want to
win it, said forward Nicklas Backstrom. Ultimately, thats our goal. Were
striving for that, but we know there are a lot of good teams out there, so we
really have to play our best.Theres no blah-blah-blah to this teams
chemistry.Its huge, Backstrom said. If you look at teams that have been
successful, its always the team that really gets together and plays as a team.
Its so important. Weve got to get everything together. Its been good so far, but
were starting games [Thursday], so itll be interesting.Henrik Lundqvist is the
No. 1 goalie now and for the foreseeable future, until he decides to give up his
throne. Coach Rikard Gronborg can still be flexible with his lines and defensive
pairings, but things appear pretty much set. Special teams looked fantastic
during the first week of training camp. The players are focused and jovial as
they prepare for a pair of preseason games against Finland on Thursday and
Saturday before both teams travel to Washington, D.C., to continue the World Cup
pre-tournament season.Sweden is the poster child for consistency -- and
conformity.Everyone knows their role from the get-go, said defenseman Victor
Hedman. We had a couple of meetings during August in Stockholm and went through
the way we want to play and whos going to play where, so we had time to prepare.
Its on everyone to bring their best to every game. Thats something were really
looking forward to, and well try to play at our best when the World Cup
starts.It starts in net.Lundqvist, who will not play in the first pre-tournament
game against Finland, has been working hard in practice. Hes been getting plenty
of reps and is fighting for every puck, even those third and fourth chances
during drills. There was some concern that he could miss time after he took a
puck to the ribs in practice last week, but he said he will play through the
soreness because it doesnt affect his game.Its likely he will play in the second
pre-tournament game against Finland on Saturday at Scadinavium in Gothenburg.
Theres no doubt hes focused on the task at hand.This past month, Ive been
skating harder than Ive done before just to prepare for this and prepare for the
new season with the?New York Rangers. I feel like its an important year,
Lundqvist said.Swedens special teams are potent. The first power-play unit
features?Loui Eriksson, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin, along with defensemen
Erik Karlsson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. If that lineup doesnt scare you, Sweden
follows with forwards Backstrom, Patric Hornqvist, Gabriel Landeskog and Filip
Forsberg, with Anton Stralman running the back end. And dont be surprised to see
Karlsson play the majority of the minutes on the power play because of his
striking offensive ability.A major strength for Sweden is its ability to control
the puck. These players are known for their hockey sense and can slow the game
down and turn it into a thinking persons game. Eriksson is a master at doing
this, and playing alongside the Sedins should allow him to make it even more
difficult on his opponents.Each day after practice, Swedens centers have worked
on faceoffs for more than 30 minutes. A team with such strong puck-possession
skills needs to control faceoffs.Well, we recognized -- when we sat down and
looked at our faceoff percentage last year for our centermen in the National
Hockey League -- [that] its obviously not very good, Gronborg said. Its a big
emphasis for us. And in a puck-possession game, theres no better way to gain
possession of the puck than to win the faceoffs. It would be stupid for us not
to work on it and emphasize it in practice, so thats what were trying to
do.Before training camp, Swedens roster took a hit, losing captain Henrik
Zetterberg, goalie Robin Lehner, defenseman Niklas Kronwall and forward
Alexander Steen. Replacments were forwards Rickard Rakell, Mikael Backlund,
goalie Jhonas Enroth and defenseman Hampus Lindholm. Backlund and Lindholm will
not dress for the first pre-tournament game against Finland, Gronborg announced
Wednesday.Even as Sweden prepares to compete on the international stage, the
memory of its loss to Canada in the gold-medal game in Sochi is still fresh.
Despite their professed one-game-at-a-time mentality, theres no doubt the Swedes
would love another shot against Canada.Everybody who comes here, everybody who
sits here, wants to win, Karlsson said. We dont want to go to have fun and not
win. We want to go there have fun, play hard and win. That rubs off on the rest
of the people in our nation, and theyre starting to expect it as well.Despite
the underdog classification, Karlsson said it wouldnt be a surprise if Sweden
beat Canada. In fact, you cant consider Sweden a long shot. Its the top team in
the tournament.Weve beaten them before and we can beat them, Karlsson said. We
know we can beat them. If we do, which I hope we do, if it ever comes down to
it, it wont be a shock, but it would definitely be a big thing.
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in the bogey-free round. DURHAM, N.C. -- Daniel Jones looked like hes played
quarterback at Duke for years.The redshirt freshman threw for two touchdowns and
ran for another in his first college start, and Duke routed North Carolina
Central 49-6 on Saturday night.Jela Duncan set the tone with a 50-yard touchdown
run on the second play from scrimmage, added a 3-yard TD run and matched a
career high with 115 yards.Daniel Jones was out there dropping dimes, like I
knew he could, Duncan said.The Blue Devils (1-0) once again had an easy time
against their lower-level crosstown opponent, building a three-touchdown lead
before the Eagles (0-1) ran a play inside Duke territory and leading 49-0 at
halftime after scoring TDs on seven of their 10 first-half possessions.It was a
lot of fun out there tonight, and I think everyone enjoyed it, Jones said.A year
after rolling up 655 total yards against Central, Duke gained 535 yards, gave up
just 112 and improved to 5-0 in the series.Jones certainly didnt look like he
was playing his first college game. He finished 10 of 15 for 189 yards with
touchdown passes of 55 yards to Johnathan Lloyd and 20 yards to Erich Schneider,
and added a 17-yard scoring run.Hes smart, and hes talented, and I told you all
he could run -- hes really fast, coach David Cutcliffe said. There are a lot of
things he can do well. He will learn a lot from that first taste. Its going to
get a lot tougher before it gets easier.Brandon McLaren kicked field goals of 48
and 34 yards for Central.The first half was not what we wanted it to be, by any
stretch of the imagination, Central coach Jerry Mack said.THE TAKEAWAYN.C.
Central: Since making the jump from Division II to the Championship Subdivision
roughly a decade ago, the Eagles have now played seven FBS opponents and lost
them all by an average of 44 points with three shutouts. Those results sure
havent hurt them once they start playing schools at their level: Theyve won
shares of tthe past two Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles, and figure to
contend for another.
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The QB nicknamed The Future said earlier in the week that he thought he could
both run and pass effectively.He spent the first half proving it, starting with
his first carry -- a 21-yard gain on a read option before he threw his first
pass.I guess that got me comfortable, to get his the first time, Jones said. It
got me rolling, I guess.His touchdown run came one play after his prettiest pass
of the night -- a 35-yard throw that he dropped over receiver T.J. Rahmings
right shoulder near the sideline. Rahming played a big role in Jones first TD
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DT A.J. Wolf had three sacks -- the first time a Duke player accomplished that
since 2003.UP NEXTN.C. Central: The Eagles get another crack at an FBS school
next week when they visit Western Michigan -- which knocked off Northwestern in
Week 1.Duke: The Blue Devils dive into Atlantic Coast Conference play with a
visit from Wake Forest. Duke has won four straight in the series with its
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