Translation to english:

Reporter: - Hello Kenta Nilsson!

Kenta: - Hey!

R: - What a wonderful hockey gala!

K: - Yes, I think it's fantastic, so many incredibly good hockey players who came.

R: - We start with perhaps one of the most important things tonight - did the right player win?

K: - Yes, I think so. I think so. Which category do you mean?

R: - We can start with "Lidas" (Nicklas Lidström) as "Player of the ages"?

K: - Yes, it's hard to beat his.. is it six Norris trophies? Had he been Canadian he would have won nine... So it's hard to beat. The merits are hard to beat, a great player. Forsberg was really good too, I think.

R: - When the TV images were cabled out here, when Börje was praised here at the gala, tears fell from many faces.

K: - Yes... that's.. what can I say. It's horrible. It really is. I think it's really horrible. I think about Börje every day. My legs are a little sore, but...

R: - What is your best memory with Kenta?

K: - With Börje?

R: - Yes, I mean with Börje.

K: - I played in the national team with him, I played against him in the NHL, and... fantastic person. So, my legs are a little sore here, but I think about Börje every day... my soreness is nothing compared to that. Damn it. Damn it to hell.

R: - When you saw him on stage now, how did it...

K: - Well, it's... it's hard to describe. That anyone should have to suffer from that. It's not just Börje, it's a lot of other people, 200 people in Sweden who get that every year. A horrible disease.

R: - Have you had the opportunity to hug him at all?

K: - No, I thought I would get to do that tonight, but he stayed away from everyone and I understand that... I love the guy and, I feel sorry for anyone who gets this disease. Damn it.

R: - Do you have any personal experience, someone in the family who had it before?

K: - No I have not. I actually don't have that. But I've read a lot about it... it's so horrible.

R: - What kind of greeting do you have for Börje if you don't run into him later tonight?

K: - I love you Börje! Fantastic player, thanks for everything you did for Swedish hockey, and in the NHL for us younger guys who came over.

R: - Thanks so much.

K: - Thanks.

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