This guy will never cease to amaze or surprise me. When he gave up his comeback last year I was closer than ever to believing retirement was upon one of the greatest hockey players ever. But it was not, he wasn't done. This guys doesn't know the meaning of the word quit, and I am greatful for it.
If everything goes as planned, Forsberg will continue practicing with MoDo before joining Team Sweden at LG Hockey Games. Then, at the trade deadline he will hopefully be joining one of the possible 30 teams wanting his services. According to himself he is in better shape than ever, and a healthy Peter Forsberg is still better than most players, at least on this planet.
The Philadelphia Flyers are still both very interested and hopeful. It seems fitting he should pick the team he feels he didn't give anywhere near his best during the one and a half seasons he played there. Of course that is just his own opinion. Everyone else knows that, even though he was injured a lot during his tenure with the Flyers, when he did play he was their best player.
Lately, with the return of Simon Gagne, the Flyers are looking more and more like a strong playoff team (they are 8-1-1 in their last 10 games). With Peter Forsberg, hungry to prove he isn't totally useless (again, his own words), back in the lineup the Flyers will become a strong Cup contender.
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On a different note, the Toronto Maple Leafs fired John Ferguson Jr and replaced him with Cliff Fletcher, who was made interim general manger. One down, several to go.
2 comments:
Really cool! Hope his foot holds up. Philly is an interesting story this year notwithstanding countless suspensions and cheapshots. Holmgren has done a great job of turning the team around.
Personally, I'd like to see "Foppa" go back to Denver, that's the team I think of when Forsberg's name is mentioned. But bringing back the past seldom works.
BFox
I agree, it would be cool to see him return to Denver. The fans out there really miss him, aside from Sakic he is probably still their favorite player. Would be awesome if the Avs could make a deal to get both Forsberg and Sundin. They could build a similar team to what the Wings did in 2002. Sakic, Forsberg, Sundin, Hejduk, Smyth, Stastny... smells like a Stanley Cup.
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