{"time":1740316530546,"blocks":[{"id":"nR2sZJ74RT","type":"image","data":{"caption":"Andreas Borgman playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs. © Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images","withBorder":false,"withBackground":false,"stretched":false,"file":{"url":"https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/8ac9e866-c7f9-49ea-896f-1f285f74a649.jpeg","width":2599,"height":1847}}},{"id":"QlXyAszNG6","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"\nSkellefteå\nAIK won\nthe SHL title in 2023-24 with\na good mix of veterans and young players but\nsince then, through the retirements\nof older players and the younger ones moving on to greener\npastures, that core is coming apart. This\nseason, Skellefteå sits sixth in the standings but, with seven games\nleft in the regular season, a playoff spot is not yet secured – a\nlog-jam of four teams between them means Skellefteå is only four\npoints ahead of 10th place. \n"}},{"id":"3rmMHBgUF5","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"It is\nalready known that Sandin-Pellikka\nintends to play in North America next season and Swedish\nmedia outlet Norran reports that the team will suffer more\nlosses to its blueline, with Oskar Nilsson and American\nLuke Witkowski – who can play defense or right wing – also on\ntheir way out. \n"}},{"id":"m7hnedml","type":"video","data":{"url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/5f705b68-9159-42ac-b181-86e2254adff4/mp4","caption":"","autoplay":false,"controls":true,"muted":false,"stretched":true,"width":0,"height":0,"image":{"url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/5f705b68-9159-42ac-b181-86e2254adff4/thumbnail"},"cdn":{"videoId":"5f705b68-9159-42ac-b181-86e2254adff4","libraryId":"372172","collectionId":"30032062-eefd-4041-a355-12ad05bc987b","cdnBaseUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net","mp4Url":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/5f705b68-9159-42ac-b181-86e2254adff4/mp4","thumbnailUrl":"https://media-cdn.roundtable.io/media-service/videos/5f705b68-9159-42ac-b181-86e2254adff4/thumbnail","previewAnimationUrl":"https://vz-052fc010-b27.b-cdn.net/5f705b68-9159-42ac-b181-86e2254adff4/preview.webp"}}},{"id":"tgFEDjwC9I","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"To\nmake up for the losses, the Norran\narticle, which is behind a paywall, states that the club is in\npursuit of a couple of Swedish defensemen who currently play in\nSwitzerland’s National League – Andreas\nBorgman of\nFribourg-Gottéron and Emil Djuse of the\nRapperswil-Jona Lakers."}},{"id":"wN1aYTRUtE","type":"paragraph","data":{"text":"Borgman,\n29, hails from Stockholm and originally turned pro with\nTimrå IK. 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Skellefteå Will Lose Sandin-Pellikka; Eyes Ex-Leaf, Lightning D-Man As Replacement