NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — There are symbols of the Swedish monarchy, one of the oldest in the world, dating back to the 10 th century all over Stockholm, from statues and monuments to the Royal Palace.

This week another kind of Swedish luminary will get a warm welcome back to his native country as Predators all-time leading goal scorer Filip Forsberg returns to play in front of the people who raised him.

“It’s going to be great,” Forsberg said last week before the trip began. “Obviously, it’s something you’ve always wanted to do since Sweden first had their NHL games. Every year you’ve seen somebody do it and you wanted to do it yourself, and finally it’s our turn.”

Forsberg grew up in the Swedish countryside, a few hours northwest of Stockholm in a town called Leksand. The town of ju

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