I was asked recently what I thought of the chances of Peter Forsberg playing for Detroit later this season, and I have to say chances are slim to none. Personally, I think it would be cool to see him play on a line with Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom, and I know some of the Swedish players (Zetterberg included) have tried to convince him to come. However, it seems unlikely he would ever play for another Western conference team except Colorado, should he ever return at all. Considering the now somewhat dormant rivalry between those two teams, Detroit is more likely the last team out west he would chose if he had to. According to The Hockey News, Forsberg should hang up the skates for good, as they believe he is way past his best before date. And yes, he is certainly past his prime, though that doesn't mean he's not better than most on a good day. Unfortunately the good days are dependent on him being healthy, which gets rarer by the season.
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Things were really looking up in Chicago coming into this season, and I was also a little excited about those Blackhawks. I guess Martin Havlat getting injured right away was not the start they were hoping for.
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The Ottawa Senators dropped Toronto in two straight to hold to the title as the best team in Ontario. Both the team and captain Daniel Alfredsson seem to have put the loss to Anaheim in the final behind them and instead preserved the form they showed in the rest of the playoffs.
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Although the Colorado Avalanche were held scoreless in Tampa, I am still convinced they will, along with the Flyers, be the come-back team of this season.
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