Already World Cup-ready NHL players Lucas Raymond, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Albert Johansson sat in the stands in Ängelholm when Sweden was crushed by Finland in the Beijer Hockey Games.
In addition, World Junior Championship (JVM) stars Viggo Björck and Ivar Stenberg were rested.
They have played a lot and needed to get through today to maybe be fresh for what is to come, but also to give other guys a chance, said national team captain Sam Hallam to SVT.
Hallam will present the World Cup squad on Monday. On Friday, Sweden opens the World Cup against Canada in Fribourg.
Sweden finished last in the home tournament after winning only one match, against Switzerland.
Corrected: In a previous version, the wrong final score was stated in the caption. The correct score is 1–5.
