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GOTHENBURG, Sweden -- When Team Sweden captain Henrik Zetterberg suffered a recent knee injury and needed to back out of the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, there were plenty of qualified candidates to replace the veteran forward.Monday, prior to the teams first training camp practice at Scandinavium, Sweden announced Henrik Sedin will wear the C for the upcoming international tournament. Teammates Daniel Sedin and Erik Karlsson will serve as assistant captains.Its an honor for sure, said Henrik Sedin. You grow up watching a lot of the national teams, and the guys who were captains back then, the star players, those are the guys you looked up to, so its an honor.After Zetterberg backed out of the tournament, Swedish coach Rikard Gronborg and his staff discussed which player would best fit the role of captain. Sedin, who was chosen for his invaluable experience at the international level, was informed of the decision on Sunday.I knew there were a few guys here that could get the call, Sedin said. It is a good group and a lot of guys have been around for a lot of years and its going to be captaincy by committee, so there are a lot of guys who can step up. Im not going to change the way I am.Sedin, 35, who also is the captain of the Vancouver Canucks, is not the only veteran leader on the team. Karlsson (Ottawa Senators) and Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche) are also the captains for their teams.[Sedin] was the natural choice when [Zetterberg] wasnt able to go, said defenseman Victor Hedman. Hes the captain in Vancouver and has been for many years. Hes a born leader, him and his brother lead by example and Henrik is going to do a tremendous job. Hes used to all the attention Canada brings, and well follow him. Being from the same hometown as him and seeing him train in the summer and the way he prepares himself every year is something you admire. Itll be a lot of fun to have him as captain and to follow his lead.Sedin was quick to point out that the role of captain has changed in the past decade.?On a team like this, [being captain] is not as important because you have guys who have been around, he said.Swedens management and coaching staff have been preaching the importance of leadership from every player.Its a huge asset, Gronborg said. We like to have leadership by committee. Theres a lot of guys in that locker room that can push everyone else and have the authority to do so. Were encouraging everyone to make each other accountable, so its a huge plus for us. Guy Lapointe Jersey . LOUIS -- St. Mats Naslund Canadiens Jersey . Louis Cardinals. 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Stewart is 15th in the standings, so he either needs a win Sunday at Dover International Raceway or the drivers ahead of him in the standings need to have some serious trouble.Down to his last chance to add to his legacy, Stewart said Wednesday during an appearance at the NASCAR Hall of Fame that hell try to win at Dover and will be disappointed if he doesnt advance into the second round of the Chase.But he is so frustrated with the current state of NASCAR, hes ready to hang up his helmet and focus on sprint cars and dirt races.Stewart had to claw his way to a 23rd-place finish last weekend at New Hampshire, and said nothing he tried could overcome his discomfort with the current rules package and tire combination.Were in an era where technology has taken over, he said.Long gone, he noted, are the days when a team could chip away at its race car all weekend and driver talent made a difference on race day. Now, the teams that unload with fast cars on Fridays are typically the ones contending for wins two days later.On Friday, you can pretty much tell who is a contender and who is not, and 10 to 15 years ago, it didnt used to be that way, he said. There were guys that could work through the weekend and get things right. Now youve either got it or you dont when you come off the truck on Friday.The most frustrating part for the three-time champion is that theres very little he feels he can do as a driver to improve his chances every week.Thats part of why Im ready to do something different -- because I cant make a difference anymore, he said. I cant go out there and do different things with my feet and different things with my hands and run a different line and fix the problem. I used to be able to do that. I cant do that anymore, and you get so frustrated, you cant see straight.You try everything in the book that you know, and it doesnt help.Stewart has spent hhis entire career being outspoken, and noted Wednesday that the group text hes on with most of the active drivers discuss nearly unanimous complaints every week.ddddddddddddYet he tends to be the only one to take the gripes public, risking a NASCAR fine, and Stewart said hes more than ready to relinquish that role.The money lost doesnt bother him, but hes gotten to the point where he doesnt think his words make a difference.Ive been fighting that fight forever, and its not something I am willing to go into depth on, but its another reason I am ready to exit, he said. You can only beat the drum so long and it can only fall on deaf ears for so long before you say, `OK, the people who can make it better cant make it better.Stewart admitted hes exhausted after 18 years of shouting in the wind.Ive had my fill of fighting the fight, he said. At some point, youve got to say `Why do I keep fighting this fight? Theres a lot of stuff to be frustrated about right now.In retirement, Stewart will stay busy. He is a half-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, which is moving to Ford next season and adding an Xfinity Series team.He owns Eldora Speedway in Ohio, a lower-tier racing series, and plans to race between 40 and 50 times next year in sprint cars. His first race is already scheduled -- he wont reveal what it is, but said it wont be the Knoxville Nationals and will be a pavement race -- and hes excited to not live by the rigorous, 38-week NASCAR schedule.Hed still like to make a run at a fourth title, and his competitors arent counting out his ability to race his way into the second round on Sunday.Im still a competitor, I still want to win, I want to win as much as I did the last 38 years ... if we dont make it, Im going to be disappointed, he said.As for the old-school ability to just make something happen Sunday? Stewart isnt sure.Right now, I am in a large dark room, dont know where the wall is, let alone the light switch, Stewart said. If I can find it, you can guarantee Ill flip it in a heartbeat. ' ' '