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GANGNEUNG — From fans here at the 2018 Olympics, to Team Sweden, to NHL teams in the running for last place, so much of the hockey world is fallin’ for Dahlin.

Just how much they get to see the 17-year-old phenom here rests in the hands of Swedish coach Rikard Gronborg, who mysteriously made future star Rasmus Dahlin a healthy scratch for his team’s opener on Thursday night.

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His coach relented on Friday, however, as Dahlin made his much-anticipated Olympic debut in Sweden’s 1-0 win over Germany, helping his team improve to 2-0 in group play. Dahlin was used sparingly, seeing just four minutes and 36 seconds of ice time and none in the third period.

“He’s one of a kind,” said Swedish forward Joel Lundqvist, who at age 35 is twice as old as his celebrated teammate. “You go back and think about what I did when I was 17 and it’s not even close. It’s so impressive how, with all the pressure around him, he took a big step this year and now he’s here in the Olympics.”