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Olofsson got less playing time last winter and was out of the team for certain periods.

There were only 51 games and the point output dropped from 40 points, 28 goals and 12 assists, in 75 games in the 2022-23 season to 15 points, 7 goals and 8 assists.

– It was a big disappointment. I didn’t get my previous position at all and considering what I did, it was a bit frustrating, says Victor, who left Buffalo for Örnsköldsvik last week.

He asked through his agent to be drafted this season, but nothing happened.

On July 1, Victor will become an “unrestricted free agent” (known as a UFA) and free to go wherever he wants.

– Yes, he will want to find a new team in the fall. So for me, an interesting summer awaits, he says.

Do you want to stay in the NHL?

– I want to stay and play hockey at the highest level possible. I think I have the attributes to be able to put in an NHL team.

No thoughts on Switzerland or SHL?

– Not now. I want to stay in the NHL for a few more years.

Your older brother Jesper recently signed a multi-year contract with Modo?

– It feels like shit. I always follow Modo closely. It will be fun for him to come home and represent his parent club again. I will really be following every game the team has this fall.

Victor Olofsson: “Hope for a new adventure”

How big of a disappointment is it that you missed the playoffs again in Buffalo?

– We had as a goal to go to the playoffs, so it was sad that we did not manage the set goal.

– But you don’t always get what you want. Now I’m looking forward and hoping for a new adventure in the NHL, says Victor Olofsson.

Summer plans after the hockey World Cup?

– Spend time with my partner Taylor and their family at home in the summer cottage in Övik. Our daughter Vera is just over seven months old, so a lot is happening with her at the moment. I like being with the family, says Victor.

He played a total of 314 games for the Buffalo Sabers over six seasons, scoring 182 points, 90 goals and 92 assists.

Olofsson played out the 2-year contract he signed with the Sabers on July 13, 2022 worth 9.5 million dollars (about 103.5 million kroner) with an annual salary of 51.7 million kroner.

Leif Bork.

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Kruger.

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Djurgården have put themselves in a difficult position in the Allsvenskan final.

Despite a better effort to play in the second game, they still fell.

The season has been up and down, but they still reach the final.

During the break, former coach Leif Boork visited the TV4 studio, and then realized that Djurgården had lost its identity.

– I think that Djurgården has lost its identity. It probably has to do with things both on and off the ice. The physical play, the confidence, and they lose young players very early in Stockholm who usually go to other clubs in Stockholm, says Leif Boork.

Djurgården team captain Marcus Krüger does not have a direct answer to the criticism from Boork, but he says that the team knows what they have to do in the games.

– We are playing against an opponent too. But we can certainly make things better, says Krüger.

Have you lost your identity?

– I don’t know if we have that. We know what to do.

Djurgården is whipped to win at Hovet

Now Djurgården need to win a game to enter the game series.

Marcus Krüger sees bright spots in the game, but also things that can be improved.

– We play a little better today. But a little more is needed, he says.

What was better today?

– First especially. They come out strong, but they fit better today. We get them involved in our press game a little more often. It was something we talked about before.

How do you feel in third place when they manage to turn this around?

– We prefer to play in their area. We get a power play and then I would like us to do better and close the game. We have a few chances, but don’t take them in, but maybe we don’t deserve it either, says Marcus Krüger and he also criticizes the team’s power play in the third period, when they had the chance.

– We are not satisfied with that. We must take advantage of the opportunities.

What do you need better for your home game?

– Special teams need to be better. We talk about it, but our pressing game can be better so we don’t have to face five men all the time. We have to be sharper and step forward, says the Djurgården team captain.