SOCHI, Russia – In light of another devastating loss to injury, Swedish defender Erik Karlsson need only recall what occurred in Ottawa last season when it seemed a rash of injuries would derail his Senators season. Only it didnt. Despite losing Karlsson, their no.1 defenceman, Jason Spezza, their no. 1 centre and Craig Anderson, their no. 1 goalie, Ottawa scraped and scratched toward a remarkable season in 2012-13, finishing as an unlikely seventh seed in the Eastern Conference before upsetting the Montreal Canadiens in the first round. And so now despite losing captain Henrik Zetterberg for the remainder of the Olympics with first-rate centre Henrik Sedin and rugged winger Johan Franzen already on the shelf, Sweden is prepared to defiantly march on. Backed by a 26-save shutout from Henrik Lundqvist and a late third period goal from Daniel Alfredsson, they did just that on Friday, edging the Swiss at Bolshoy Ice Dome in a hotly-contested preliminary round battle. "It doesnt really change anything in our mindset," said Karlsson of the Zetterberg absence, following the 1-0 victory against a feisty Switzerland squad. "Weve just got to focus on what we have and we have a pretty good group of guys without those guys as well so we should be able to play some good hockey, even though we miss them a lot." "Every team goes through injuries," added Alex Steen brashly, starting the tournament alongside Zetterberg and Gabriel Landeskog. "Its the same in the NHL as it is in the Elite League as it is in the Olympics, part of the job. Its [the media who] make it a bigger deal." Even without Zetterberg, Sedin and Franzen, the Swedes still boast a fair share of slick skill and talent with Patrik Berglund now alongside Steen and Landeskog and Nicklas Backstrom firing between Daniel Sedin and Loui Eriksson. And with continued excellence from Lundqvist between the pipes and an easy-moving, oft-explosive defence fronted by Karlsson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson, their shot at reclaiming gold for the first time since 2006 remains intact – if not slightly more difficult. "I could just feel my energy went down when I heard the news," said Lundqvist of Zetterberg, who is suffering from a herniated disc. "But at the same time, you have to regroup." Austin Riley Braves Jersey .4 seconds left and dribbled up court, weaving through Pitts defence. Orlando Cepeda Jersey . The biggest collapse in franchise history was a long time ago, and he was too busy trying to make sure it didnt happen again. https://www.cheapbraves.com/663o-charlie...sey-braves.html. -- Terry Francona likened the atmosphere at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday to a playoff game in October. Shane Greene Braves Jersey . Lawrie was hit on the hand by Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning of Sundays 4-3 loss to the Reds. Glenn Hubbard Jersey . Returning to Davis Cup tennis, Federer cruised past Ilija Bozoljac, winning 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 in less than two hours. Federer faced little challenge from Bozoljac, who served well but still was no match for his Swiss opponent.England Saxons gave away a 19-point lead before rallying late on to beat South Africa A 32-24 in Bloemfontein. Alec Hepburn, Semesa Rokoduguni, Dan Robson and Ollie Devoto scored tries for the Saxons, but it was only when Devoto scored a minute from time that victory was assured.A long-range penalty gave the home side an early lead, but the Saxons impressed over the remainder of the first-half and claimed the lead when Exeter prop Hepburn went over out wide for a try converted by the impressive Danny Cipriani. Cipriani made it 10-3 with a penalty and booted his second conversion after Rokoduguni scored a superb try, chipping the ball over the defence and running through to collect and touch down.Saracens centre Nicck Tompkins, who set up the first try, collected a second assist when his break ended with Gloucester scrum-half Robson jinking his way over the line.ddddddddddddThat score made it 22-3 to the Saxons, but South Africa A came out refreshed in the second half and soon started to eat into the deficit, with Francois Brummer grabbing the first of their tries.Cipriani extended the lead back out to 15 points with a second penalty - he ended the game with 12 points - but South Africa responded with a close-range try from Piet Van Zyl.The lead was down to one point with 10 minutes remaining when Sikhumbuzo Notshe finished off a flowing move, but a nervous finale went in Englands favour thanks to Devotos late try, also converted by Cipriani. ' ' '