ESPN hockey analyst Bill Clement breaks down the team offense and team defense, while Darren Pang looks at the goaltending of the six teams that have qualified for the final round of the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City.

	Bill Clement

At this point, Team Sweden is the most difficult to get a handle on. Why? Peter Forsberg is their X factor. He is also their Y and Z factors. They will be a threat to medal if he plays. Without him...

Team Offense
This will be Sweden's soft spot even if Forsberg plays. He would give them a grand total of only two NHL-caliber centers, with Mats Sundin being the other. If Forsberg doesn't play, their offense is in trouble from the get go. They will have wingers like Markus Naslund and Daniel Alfredsson who can generate offense with superb individual efforts, but most of their wingers need skilled playmakers to help them create opportunities on the attack. Sweden also lacks speed up front. Ulf Dahlen, Tomas Holmstrom and Mikael Renberg won't win many foot races, but if they can work the puck deep into the offensive zone, they will have some success.

Team Defense
Don't expect Sweden to generate much offense from their blue line either, because they lack speed here too. Nicklas Lidstrom and Kim Johnsson will jump up on the play once in a while, but Sweden's defensemen are mostly stay-at-home guys. While this might sound like a weakness, it is actually their strength. They feature some of the world's best defensive defensemen. Kenny Jonsson, Mattias Norstrom, Marcus Ragnarsson, Mattias Ohlund and Lidstrom are all terrific shutdown artists, but they will need defensive help from their forwards, especially against Canada and the U.S. For Sweden to medal, they will have to become known as "Team Defense" at the Olympics.

Goaltending

	Darren Pang

Talk about experience. Tommy Salo won the gold medal in a shootout against Canada in 1994. He may be the most underrated goalie in the NHL. There isn't a doubt in my mind that he and Sweden could win gold. Sweden plays Canada in their first game on Feb. 15. With his knowledge of the shooters, Sweden could very well win this one. Salo's biggest asset may be his uncanny ability to make a two-pad slide save when it's least expected. This leaves shooters guessing, as it does at the NHL level. He has the kind of stamina it takes to be sharp and fresh for the entire tournament.

Salo's backup is a good one -- Johan Hedberg. The "Moose" could take this team to a gold as well. The Swedes are a calm and confident team, and Hedberg is no exception.

Players listed with current team, birthdate and previous Olympic experience:

GOAL	TEAM	BIRTHDATE	OLYMPICS
Johan Hedberg	Pittsburgh	May 5, 1973	None
Tommy Salo	Edmonton	Feb. 1, 1971	'94, '98
Mikael Tellqvist	St. John's (AHL)	Sept. 19, 1979	None
FORWARDS	TEAM	BIRTHDATE	OLYMPICS
Daniel Alfredsson	Ottawa	Dec. 11, 1972	'98
Magnus Arvedson	Ottawa	Nov. 25, 1971	None
P.J. Axelsson	Boston	Feb. 26, 1975	None
Ulf Dahlen	Washington	Jan. 12, 1967	'98
Peter Forsberg	Colorado	July 20, 1973	'94, '98
Tomas Holmstrom	Detroit	Jan. 23, 1973	None
Mathias Johansson	Farjestad (SWE)	Feb. 22, 1974	None
Jorgen Jonsson	Farjestad (SWE)	Sept. 29, 1972	'94, '98
Markus Naslund	Vancouver	July 30, 1973	None
Mikael Renberg	Toronto	May 5, 1972	'98
Mats Sundin	Toronto	Feb. 13, 1971	'98
Niklas Sundstrom	San Jose	June 6, 1975	'98
Henrik Zetterberg	Timra (SWE)	Oct. 9, 1980	None
DEFENSEMEN	TEAM	BIRTHDATE	OLYMPICS
Kim Johnsson	Philadelphia	March 16, 1976	None
Kenny Jonsson	N.Y. Islanders	Oct. 6, 1974	'94
Nicklas Lidstrom	Detroit	April 28, 1970	'98
Mattias Norstrom	Los Angeles	Jan. 2, 1972	'98
Mattias Ohlund	Vancouver	Sept. 9, 1976	'98
Fredrik Olausson	Detroit	Oct. 5, 1966	None
Marcus Ragnarsson	San Jose	Aug.13, 1971	'98