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Tre Kronor has nailed the squad for the Four Nations.
But Swedish NHL forward Rickard Rakell was completely knocked out.
Now the Pittsburgh Penguins respond with an unexpected mockery of Sweden.
Right now Tre Kronor is charging for next year’s star-studded hockey tournament Four Nations. The Swedish squad has already been nailed and it has attracted a lot of attention.
Rakell was snubbed
Former national team captain Johan Garpenlöv directed clear criticism at the star back Erik Karlsson. But even his teammate in the Pittsburgh Penguins was completely nobbed, then Richard Rakell did not get a place in Sweden’s Four Nations squad.
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A decision that has provoked strong reactions in North America. Rakell is the Penguins’ best scorer during the fall and he has delivered a nice 24 points in 33 games in the NHL this season.
– It will be a tournament where it will be difficult to score. Rakell is a sharp scorer with low self-confidence, says the hockey insider Mike Kelly on the NHL Network.
Mockery against Tre Kronor
Rickard Rakell himself has admitted that he did not hear a single word from the national team captain Sam Hallam and the national team management in Tre Kronor. But the Swede has really stepped up after the nob and is now Sweden’s hottest player in the NHL.
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Since Tre Kronor announced their squad for the Four Nations, Rakell has scored four goals and a total of eight points in six games. Which is the best of all Swedes during that time period in the NHL.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have posted these statistics on the X platform and are sending a clear mockery of Tre Kronor by tagging the Swedish national team’s official X account. The post, see it below, is now widely distributed in North America and a lot of people agree that Rakell should have been in the Swedish squad.
“I really like the tag. Really beautifully done,” writes a user on X.
“They will regret not choosing him,” writes another.
“Tagging the Swedish national team is completely crazy,” writes a third.
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