Prior to the Red Wings’ Super Bowl Sunday tilt against the Washington Capitals, forward Gustav Nyquist had already put himself on the short list to replace teammate Johan Franzen on Team Sweden for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
After the game, he had all but punched his ticket and on Monday, Team Sweden made it official.
Nyquist turned in the best performance of his NHL career with a hat trick rounding out a four-point explosion at the Verizon Center and he will now have an opportunity to dazzle the world in Sochi.
Though Nyquist’s heroics weren’t quite enough to get his team a victory, he displayed the kind of game-breaking prowess that his play-to-date has suggested he’s capable of but wasn’t fully realized until today.
Nyquist has emerged as one of the few notable highlights of the Red Wings’ 2013-14 season and has ensconced himself as permanent part of Detroit’s future.
His skills will be a perfect complement to a Swedish Olympic team that already boasts five of his teammates in Henrik Zetterberg, Daniel Alfredsson, Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Eri ...
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Gustav Nyquist’s Successful 2014 Olympic Bid Would Benefit Detroit Red Wings
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