Sundqvist was back in Sweden sleeping when the deal went down; Boden is seven hours ahead of St. Louis time.

“I woke up and I had a lot of phone calls,” Sundqvist said. “I think actually the newspaper call woke me up. So I got to know it from the newspaper back home in my hometown.”

Sundqvist is one of five Swedes on the current Blues roster, but he knew none of them before the trade. He did get a call from Alexander Steen, who was born in Canada but is of Swedish descent, a couple of days after the trade, filling him in on his new city and new team.

“Everyone’s been real helpful in the start here,” Sundqvist said. “It’s a new chapter in my life to be here, and I’m looking forward to do my best in St. Louis.”

Even so, there has been an adjustment period.

“It’s new guys,” Sundqvist said. “You don’t know how they skate or where they want the puck, and stuff like that. It takes a little bit of time to learn but it’s a great group of guys here and it’s been quick. It’s my fifth game and it’s starting to feel real good.”

Off the ice, keep in mind that Boden is a town of only about 18,000, home of the largest military fortress in the country but apparently not home to much traffic.