Skellefteå's back star Jonathan Pudas tops the SHL's scoring list.
Also at the top are Färjestad's Theodor Lennström, Brynäs' David Sklenicka and Växjö's Joel Persson.
Jonas Andersson believes that having a player of that kind is absolutely necessary for a successful team.
- If you look at the top teams, they have an offensive, very skilled back.
You almost have to have it.
You just have to look back at who has won in recent years, he says.
Hockeyväll has listed the league's best offensive backs and then the list was topped by Pudas before Lennström and Persson.
Växjö defender Persson agrees that there are many talented players who have his role and that it affects national team selections.
- There are many people about the offer.
It is clear that everyone wants to be there and play the role they are used to.
I've worked well with (Sam) Hallam in the past, but he has a completely different role now and a completely different set of players to choose from, he says.
Union captain Sam Hallam, formerly in Växjö, talks about how he thinks about the back side when he will take out his first squad on November 1.
- It is a bit sexier and more fun to talk about the offensive backs and they are very important, but it is above all the balance that we are looking at.
Those who stand in the way and kill the five against the six at the last minute are also very important.
The league right now looks very exciting on the reverse side, he tells SVT Sport.