I’m already settling myself in to a long summer of “will-he-or-won’t-he” news about Peter Forsberg. It should be abundantly clear to everyone out there that Forsberg still has a strong will to play, but can’t seem to convince his body to get in line.
After the season ended, it seemed like Foppa was done. Not so fast, boys and girls. I just stumbled across an hfboard post linking to a Swedish paper that has him leaning towards coming back. I don’t speak Swedish, but running the page through google translator works okay. The gist is that Forsbeg had his feet looked at by a doctor and that the thinking is he could hold up to the rigors of another NHL season without surgery.
I have no idea about the validity of the paper (or the doctor), but this would appear to be good news for those who would like to see Forsberg return next year (I’m one of them). The most important part, to me, is not that the doctor is encouraged but that Forsberg seems to be working hard to find out if he can be fixed. The MSM guys had Forsberg limping off into the sunset after the Detroit series ended, and yet less than a week later he was seeing a foot doctor. I think it’s clear he’d like to return if his body will let him.
Peter has had some really sketchy medical work done in Sweden over the years. Hopefully he’s seeing the best money can buy. I’ll never forget the year he went and had ankle surgery in Sweden without the Avalanche being aware of it, then having to reperform the surgery in the US to fix the damage.
He has also said that if he does return to the NHL, it will only be with the Avs.
Though you can never be sure.
yeah, I don’t put a ton of stock into that. I don’t dismiss it entirely, but stuff happens.
Peter who?
With any luck he’ll sign a new contract for $5 million and play 7 games out of 82.
Forsberg update!
Walking around Cherry Creek yesterday, I ran into Peter the Great while he was waiting to sit down at some fancy restaurant. He was there with who I assumed to be his agent Don Baizley. For those hoping a return is in the works, I take this as good news. He’s still in Denver and he’s talking to his agent. I love the guy, so I hope he returns.
Miss you Avs!