Nice post, but I disagree with you on Sweden's "lack of youth."
Who are: Nicklas Backstrom, Tobias Enstrom, Loui Eriksson, and Patric Hornqvist?
Their youth is not on the same level as say a Canada or Russia, but these players are expected to play in either the top 6 forward or top 2 pairings on defence. Impressive for a team trying to repeat.