Mattias Ek, reporter and columnist
Who will be the goalkeeper of the season?
– Lasse Johansson, Frölunda. With a little better relief, Johansson will be even better in his matches.
Who will be the defender of the season?
– Jonathan Pudas, Skellefteå. He sits on the throne and is very difficult to move.
Who will be the forward of the season?
– Jakob Silfverberg, Brynäs. During the preseason, you have slowly but surely seen him transform from a heavy NHL forward to more like the version of him he looked like when he shot Brynäs to SM gold in 2012. Will mean a lot to his team.
Who will be the junior of the season?
– Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Skellefteå. Scored ten goals in 39 games last season and he will have at least as much fun in the SHL now.
Who will be the coach of the season?
– Mattias Karlin, Modo. The ability to know his players, be close to them and make them develop makes him special in my eyes. The way Modo got out of the slump in the winter darkness shows that he can handle critical situations.
Andreas Hanson, reporter and columnist
Who will be the goalkeeper of the season?
– Mantas Armalis, Leksand. Think that LIF will have a good defensive game, can build on and Armalis can have Filip Larsson’s back. Has been good every other season and will gain a lot of confidence, so now he creeps up over 92 in save percentage again.
Who will be the defender of the season?
– Joel Persson, Växjö. Sad answer perhaps, but last season’s winner is simply damn good.
Who will be the forward of the season?
– Viktor Lodin, Färjestad. I think he will explode this season, so I will continue to go hard on him in my picks. Think he can win the points league.
Who will be the junior of the season?
– David Edstrom, Frölunda. 19 pins last year, I expect there will be even more now for the 05 which will have a big role. Will be very exciting to follow him.
Who will be the coach of the season?
– Olli Jokinen, Timrå. He has convinced me that this will be a success. Then the question is how high Timrå needs to get in order for him to get the award. I think they will find it difficult to reach the top six, and then it can be tough.
Mattias Persson, reporter and columnist
Who will be the goalkeeper of the season?
– Emil Larmi, Växjö. It is difficult to get in from the little Finn. In my eyes, he is the series’ best goalkeeper and in front of the defense Växjö has this year, the feeling is that he is heading for another really good season.
Who will be the defender of the season?
– Jonathan Pudas, Skellefteå. He had a completely matchless season already last year and led Skellefteå in the series before he got injured. An incredibly skilled player with an enormous toolbox. Given in my eyes, if he can stay whole.
Who will be the forward of the season?
– Andreas Johnson, Skellefteå. Yes, another Skellefteå player, I know. But the burly Gothenburger made a big impression on me game-wise already last year, but didn’t really let it go until the playoffs. Now he knows what to expect and with a good start I think he will easily make 20 pods.
Who will be the junior of the season?
– Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Skellefteå. There are a couple of candidates, but in my eyes there are few players who match Brandsegg-Nygård’s level. Missing the start of the season because he is at NHL camp, but here we have a player that Skellefteå will benefit greatly from during the season. A real goalscorer reminiscent of Ovechkin himself.
Who will be the coach of the season?
– Tomas Mitell, Färjestad. I firmly believe in Färjestad this year and Tomas Mitell is said to be extremely hungry for revenge after the quarter-final exit. I think he saves his second SM gold.
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