Anders Lundberg, Sweden’s general manager, must quickly pivot to a new contingency plan for the 4 Nations Face-Off. Significant question marks surround the goaltending position as the injury has bitten weeks before the start of the inaugural tournament by taking out two of their top options in the crease.
Linus Ullmark traveled with the Senators for their three-game road trip that begins Sunday at the New Jersey Devils (1 p.m. ET; NHLN, RDS, TSN5, MSGSN). "He's coming on the road. ... We're still day by day,” coach Travis Green said of Ullmark following a 6-5 shootout win against the Boston Bruins on Saturday.
Ullmark is not guaranteed to play during the trip, but it appears he's getting closer after being considered week-to-week since early January. He has already missed 11 consecutive contests. Once Ullmark returns, the Senators will have a tough decision to make, as Leevi Merilainen has outplayed Anton Forsberg during Ullmark's absence.
An injury to veteran goalie Jacob Markstrom will affect Sweden's goalie situation at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, but the Swedes still have solid depth between the pipes.
The New Jersey Devils may be sitting comfortably in playoff positioning, but they’ll need to dig deep following a key injury. Starting goalie Jacob Marksrom was
The 4 Nations Face-Off is a little under a month away and Team Sweden is already dealing with numerous key injuries.
After missing almost a month of action with a back injury, goalie Linus Ullmark looks like he'll be ready to return to the lineup soon. At that point, with Anton Forsberg and Leevi Merilainen, the Senators will have three available goalies. This just in: there isn't room on the bench for two backup goalies.
The diagnosis is more favorable than anticipated, but it adds insult to injury for a team that has struggled recently.
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LInus Ullmark's family gave Jeremy Swayman a warm welcome to Ottawa with a sign reading "Uncle Sway." Read more on Boston.com.
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The New Jersey Devils are clinging to third in the Metropolitan Division, and they're about to be without star goalie Jacob Markström.