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Jaromir Jagr, Mark Messier and Mario Lemieux.
These are some of the players that Markus Näslund picks when he chooses his dream five of players he has played with.
– It is very difficult, but… says Näslund to Sportbibeln.
Markus Näslund is one of our greatest NHL players of all time. He hasn’t always attracted much attention or the headlines. But quietly, Näslund scored 869 points (395 goals and 474 assists) in 1117 games in the NHL.
Nice career
Näslund, who is from Örnsköldsvik, appeared in Modo together with, among others Peter Forsberg, Andreas Salomonsson and Hans Jonsson as part of the club’s incredible generation of 73s. Several Modo players participated and won the TV puck with team Ångermanland, where Näslund was named the tournament’s best forward.
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In 1991, Näslund was drafted 16th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins. In his third season at the club, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks, where his career really took off. It was twelve seasons for Näslund in the Canucks, and seven of them as captain. The NHL career ended with one season in the New York Rangers.
Näslund’s dream five
With a CV like Näslund’s, you have played with a bunch of talented hockey players. Therefore, the 50-year-old was tasked by Sportbibeln to select his dream five of players he has played with!
– It is very difficult. I’ve played with, I think, three of the top five scorers ever in NHL history. With Jaromir I amwith Ground Messierwith Ron Francis, Mario Lemieuxsays Näslund.
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But all those players are nobbed for some Swedish heroes.
– Peter (Forsberg), of course, Peter is there. Mats Sundin, and now I’m just talking forwards. Backs, of course it would Niklas (Lid current) be there. Then I would like to pick up Mattias Ölund who I had as a teammate for.. well, at least eight years in Vancouver, who was incredibly talented and valuable to us, and did so much good for us quietly.
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Lundqvist in goal
Näslund continues:
– In terms of goalkeepers, it is – Henke (Lundqvist) is the best I’ve played with – I played with him in Rangers’ last year there. But again, it’s very difficult, in terms of forwards, I have… Yes, then we go on, despite the fact that I played with all the world players, so put Peter and Sudden in there, Näslund concludes.
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