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Results for tag: Forsberg
Posted by:
Spector
on Nov 16, 2009 at 06:30:22 PM
Weeks of seemingly endless speculation over the playing status and future plans of former NHL star Peter Forsberg came to an end today with the report he would play the remainder of the 2009-10 season with MoDo of the Swedish Elite League. The Forsberg NHL rumor mill cranked up when it was announced he would be playing for Sweden in the Karjala Cup tournament, resulting in several NHL teams, including the Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins, NY Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, either expressing interest in him or sending scouts to the tournament to follow his progress. Those who scouted Forsberg said he didn't play up to his own high standard as he's been plagued by pain in his right foot for which he'd undergone surgery several years ago. While Forsberg said his foot didn't ...
Posted by:
Spector
on Nov 6, 2009 at 11:25:30 AM
Fans of former NHL star Peter Forsberg are aware the former Hart and Art Ross trophy winner is currently playing for Sweden in the Karjala Cup, an annual international tournament - involving Sweden, Russia, Finland and the Czech Republic - held in Finland. It's believed Forsberg, whose playing career has been waylaid due to pain in his surgically repaired right foot in recent years, may be using the tournament as a possible springboard for a return to the NHL. As a result it was believed those NHL teams potentially interested in signing Forsberg ran the risk of losing him to waivers, however, Paul Kukla and friends over at Kukla's Korner have determined this isn't the case, courtesy of an e-mail to NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly. I and others believed he had to clear ... |
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