This year, Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond is all in on wearing yellow and blue.
The second-year forward has said yes to playing for Sweden at May's World Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. That's in contrast to last year, when Raymond said he didn't have anything left in the tank after suiting up in 82 games for the Wings.
"There’s always a big honor playing for your national team, and last year I didn’t go," Raymond said this week. "This year coming out, I feel really good and I want to keep playing.