Looking at the FHG output, you can see that Sweden boasts two elite performers on the top line in Zetteberg and Backstrom, but their options at RW are very limited. Johan Franzen is a decent player, but as an Olympic contender you would want your top line to consist of players that are more valuable than 92^nd overall as Franzen is.  Sweden does not have very good fantasy RW eligible players at all.

On the second line, the Sedins are paired up in what would be a dynamite real world L2, but in terms of fantasy this line is only average. As the 17^th most valuable player in the league, Daniel is pulling his weight but brother Henrik isn't such a great fantasy own – coming in as the 54^th most valuable. How can two guys (twins no less) have the exact same point total but have values that are so drastically different?  One factor is that of Daniel's points, more tend to be goals while henrik gets more assists and goals are far more scarce. The other main cause of the disparity is SOG. Henrik simply doesn't shoot; actually Henrik doesn't do much of anything for your fantasy hockey team other than rack up assists. For these reasons, Henrik Sedin actually isn't all that good of a 2^nd line fantasy center – falling well short of the quality C2s we will see with the other countries.

In my RW2 slot I have placed Patric Hornqvist, a selection that leaves a lot to be desired. Hornqvist is only the 179^th most valuable player when using these settings because the settings are largely points driven and Hornqvist doesn't have a ton of points. Alfredsson or Eriksson actually could have made the cut here, but those 2 players have far more to offer in L3 and L4 whereas Hornqvist would be outright terrible in one of those roles.  Put simply: Hornqvist is good enough to make the team and I had to put him in where he fits best and although he is a substandard RW2, it is the slot that best suits his talents.

D1

I used the same settings for my first defense pairing as I did for scoring lines one and two and the picks were obvious

Erik Karlsson is the second most valuable player in the entire league when it comes to these settings. He shoots a ton, he racks up points, he does it on the power play and he contributes all of this from the elusive D position. There is no question that he is the #1 fantasy D in this league or almost any other fantasy league going.

Niklas Kronwall earned his name early in his career for his ability to lay big hits, but he is quickly becoming one of the more productive defensemen in the league. While his shot total is a little bit modest, his point total is very good and he contributes regularly on the PP.

Line 3.

For my third line, I want players who can go against the other teams' top lines, kill penalties, win faceoffs and block shots. Of course we want scoring for all lines so goals and assists matter but for L3 I am looking more at even strength points as most of the PP time will be going to L1 and L2. In order to find the optimal players for such a line, I entered the following categories into my league in FHG (Goals, Assists, Short Handed Points, Even Strength Points, Blocked Shots, Takeaways, Faceoffs won). Here are the players I selected from the FHG output

Gabriel  Landeskog is ranked 61^st using the above criteria which is pretty good value for a third line winger. 19 of his 23 points have come at even strength, so we know he can contribute without getting top PP time and his blocked shot and takeaway totals are strong for a forward. Using the L1 settings, Landeskog would have been ranked 113^th, but his game is more custom built for the multi-cat set up I have in L3. He is a great example of why it is so important to understand the settings in your league and the effect that your league settings have on players' values. FHG clearly shows that his value can change by over 50 slots simply by changing a few categories. That's a HUGE difference.

Alexander Steen has been a man on fire this season and while he has the point total to justify a higher line designation, I would argue that he is better utilized in this L3 role.  His impressive goal total has come largely at even strength (28 out of 38 points at ES) and he has even managed to chip in with a shorty already this year. With Steen also, his value would decrease using the L1 settings (he would be 16^th) where as Backstrom or Sedin's values would decrease dramatically if I ran their numbers using my L3 criteria (both would be in the 80s!).

Loui Eriksson has missed a lot of time this season, so I looked at his prior year value when evaluating his worth. As the 115^th most valuable player using L3 criteria, Loui can provide output that is decent at best for a 3^rd liner. The reality with Loui is he simply isn't a very good fantasy player despite his ability to put up points. In leagues that count anything not point related, FHG will show that Eriksson's value dips. Even in the point-heavy L1 scenario I ran above, Loui would have been the 129^th most valuable last season. His point total is not elite enough to overcome his lack of contributions in other areas. I have never owned Eriksson in any league.