Besides the NHL stars already presented, there were two new reinforcements in Hallam's preliminary World Championship squad.
They are the Minnesota duo, defenseman Jonas Brodin and forward Marcus Johansson.
Johansson became Swedish scoring king in last year's World Championship in the Czech Republic, where Tre Kronor took bronze, with 12 points (6 goals + 6 assists).
But there may be more. Only six defensemen were presented, where there is a gap where, for example, Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo, would be a huge reinforcement.
"Dialogue with several"
Forward Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado, who made a spectacular comeback after nearly three years of injury absence, and Jesper Bratt, New Jersey, Swedish scoring king in NHL, could be relevant.
But Hallam does not want to go into specific names.
All Swedish players who are out in NHL and have played in the playoffs are relevant. Things are happening, we have a dialogue with several players, we'll see what happens, he says.
Didn't want to "gamble"
Hallam had already made it clear with two NHL goalkeepers for the Czech Hockey Games tournament – Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia, and Arvid Söderblom, Chicago – and now Jacob Markström, New Jersey, is in for the World Championship.
Markström missed the Four Nations in February due to injury.
It meant, among other things, that Linus Ullmark never got the question and the star has expressed his disappointment in Canadian media over not getting the question.
So shouldn't Hallam have waited to take in two NHL goalkeepers before the second Stanley Cup round was settled?
We wanted to go into this journey and know that we had two good goalkeepers in place, I didn't want to "gamble".
William Eklund, San Jose, suffered a horrific injury in the Czech Hockey Games when he got a skate over one wrist and was taken to the hospital.
Eklund has been medically examined by a specialist in Stockholm on Monday. Sam Hallam has a hope that he can be in the World Championship.
As long as there is a chance, he will be on this list, says the national team captain.
Sweden meets Slovakia in the premiere on Friday night at the Globen (formerly Avicii arena) and for that match, Tre Kronor must register at least 15 players and 2 goalkeepers.
The final World Championship squad will consist of 25 players (including 3 goalkeepers) and places can be kept open until the last match day, May 25.
Goalkeepers: Jacob Markström, New Jersey, Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia, Arvid Söderblom, Chicago.
Defensemen: Rasmus Andersson, Calgary, Adam Larsson, Seattle, Jonas Brodin, Minnesota, Gabriel Carlsson, Zug, Marcus Pettersson, Vancouver, Simon Edvinsson, Detroit.
Forwards: Filip Forsberg, Nashville, Alexander Wennberg, San Jose, Mikael Backlund, Calgary, Max Friberg, Frölunda, Christoffer Ehn, Linköping, Lucas Raymond, Detroit, Anton Bengtsson, Rögle, Elias Lindholm, Boston, Isac Lundeström, Anaheim, William Eklund, San Jose, Jesper Frödén, ZSC Lions (Zürich), Marcus Johansson, Minnesota, Leo Carlsson, Anaheim, Mika Zibanejad, NY Rangers.
Note: Two more players will be selected.
