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Linköpings HC (LHC)
Linköping has been a perennial bridesmaid in recent seasons, losing in the finals or semifinals in four of the last five seasons. The club scored the second-most goals in the league last season (163) while finishing three points behind HV 71 in the standings. LHC must press on this season without the services of its top three scorers from last season.
Key arrivals: Former NHL forward Matt Murley spent last season in Switzerland, splitting time with three different teams, and scoring 7 goals and 14 points in 14 games at the National League A level. Forward Andreas Molinder, 23, joins LHC after spending his entire career to date in the Modo system; he had 5 goals and 14 points in 48 games at the Elitserien level last season. Veteran Finnish goalie Tero Leinonen returns to Elitserien after a three-season absence. Leinonen spent last season with Czech Extraliga club HC Liberec. He will join a crowded crease that already featured former NHL goaltender Jani Hurme and promising young Christian Engstrand.
Key departures: LHC may have trouble making up for the loss of former league MVP Tony Martensson. The 30-year-old center, who ranked second in the Elitserien scoring race last season (19 goals, 63 points), signed a contract with big-spending KHL team SKA St. Petersburg. In addition, LHC has loaned its second- and third-leading scorers from 2009-10, former NHL players Jan Hlavac (30 goals, 51 points) and Jaroslav Hlinka (13 goals, 50 points) to Czech team HC Sparta Prague. Veteran Czech defenseman Josef Melichar has been loaned to HC Ceske Budejovice. LHC also has seen the departure of former Pittsburgh Penguins farmhand Daniel Fernholm to the KHL's Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk and the retirement of long-time role-playing forward Fredrik Emvall.
Breakout candidate: Right wing Patrik Zackrisson ranked sixth on the club last season with 16 goals and 32 points in 45 games. The 23-year-old, who was drafted in the sixth round of the 2007 Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, will see his role expand this season after the departure of Martensson.
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