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Stanley Cup Champion looking forward to playing with Rangers center

Gustav Forsling, fresh off his Stanley Cup victory with the Florida Panthers earlier this week, is eager to join forces with New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February of 2025.

Each was among the first six players selected to participate for Sweden.

Despite growing up just over an hour away from each other in Sweden, the two have yet to play together on the same team. Forsling expressed genuine excitement about teaming up with the Blueshirts center.

Gustav Forsling, fresh off his Stanley Cup victory with the Florida Panthers earlier this week, is eager to join forces with New York Rangers center Mika Zibanejad at the 4 Nations Face-Off in February of 2025.

Each was among the first six players selected to participate for Sweden.

Despite growing up just over an hour away from each other in Sweden, the two have yet to play together on the same team. Forsling expressed genuine excitement about teaming up with the Blueshirts center.

In contrast, Forsling has yet to showcase his talents at the senior international level, having only played for Sweden’s national junior team in 2015-16.

But if anyone can bring a winning spirit to Sweden, it’s a Stanley Cup champion.

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Rangers’ Mika Zibanejad among first 6 players selected for Sweden in 2025 tournament

Apart from Zibanejad and Forsling, Sweden’s first six players include forwards Filip Forsberg (Nashville Predators) and William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs), and defensemen Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning) and Erik Karlsson (Pittsburgh Penguins).

“It’s hard to say but I think I like our chances,” Forsling said. “To be honest, I feel like we got a mix of everything … It’s gonna be challenging to win it all.”

Winning the best-on-best tournament won’t be easy, for sure.

Canada features immense star power in its first six players: Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers), Sidney Crosby (Penguins), Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar (both Colorado Avalanche), Brayden Point (Lightning) and Brad Marchand (Boston Bruins). Canada has the look of an absolute behemoth.