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John Tortorella talks World Cup of Hockey
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With training camps for the World Cup of Hockey set to open next week, we've started our look ahead to the highly-anticipated preseason tournament.
Today, we're ranking each team's defensive corps heading into the World Cup.
1. Sweden
Roster: Mattias Ekholm, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Victor Hedman, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Erik Karlsson, Hampus Lindholm, Anton Stralman
Breakdown: As we're continually learning, the best defense in the NHL is out-possessing your opponent.