Peter Forsberg.
by BraxtanFILM on Nov 5, 2009 4:52 PM MST
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Peter Forsberg is going to be talked about, so we may as well get this discussion going now. According to sources, Forsberg is gearing up for one last attempt at an NHL comeback. Clearly the Avalanche are in a position they didn't expect to be in (nor did anyone else). When Forsberg rumors first surfaced back before the season started, it was speculated that he wouldn't be interested in joining a club that was supposed to be fighting to finish 13th in the conference.
Now, things have changed a bit.
So...what do you do about Peter Forsberg if you're the Colorado Avalanche GM?
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Let him play on a per game contract. Sorry peter, you’re my favorite player ever, but we just can’t spend money on someone who will be injured more often than not.
That being said, nothing would make me happier than to see him retire an Av.
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
We have the cap room
For even a max contract, pro-rated of course.
But is there any indication the Avs are genuinely interested?
According to Puck Daddy:
Bob Hartley has told RDS that Peter Forsberg(notes) has agreed with Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL. That’s a quick turnaround after what Ak Bars Kazan VP Ravil Shavaleev said about Russian reports yesterday that Forsberg was signed: "I read that we have supposedly agreed with Forsberg. However, we have conducted no negotiations with him, and I’ll tell you more: We haven’t even thought about inviting him."
Call me crazy, but I don’t think signing Forsberg is a great idea for the team. I think, and this is all my opinion, one of the reasons this young team is off to such a great start is because all of them have a sense that they must contribute in some way for their team to win. There are no real superstars on this team that others would defer to to take over a game. But once you bring in a guy like Forsberg, everyone will, consciously or not, look to him to win games for them. Now if Forsberg stays healthy all season and play every game, he may very well win lots of games for us and all’s swell. But really, how likely’s that going to happen? And once he goes down for a long stretch, I’m not sure the team can handle the let-down, not with so many young players.
This could very well be me way overthinking stuff like “team dynamics,” and Peter will make me look like a fool. If that’s the case I’ll be thrilled. I know there are very good marketing reasons for signing him, with the attendance last night and all that. But I’m just not convinced the rest of the team will play at the same level of intensity if we sign someone as big as Forsberg.
I spent more effort eating a pudding than Tyler Arnason did last year.
by Shoeshiner on Nov 5, 2009 6:57 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
IMO, he could be exactly what the Avs need.
+ Adds scoring depth.
+ Brings Leadership and experience.
+ Makes everyone around him better.
+ Puts asses in seats!
Joe Sakic.
by BraxtanFILM on Nov 5, 2009 6:58 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Agree completely.
The thing about Foppa is that regardless of how preternaturally skilled the man is, I never saw the man shy away from a hit, fail to go into the corners or anything of the like. He was, in nearly every situation the most naturally gifted player on the ice (SuperJoe excepted), but in addition (SuperJoe again excepted) he wanted it more than anybody else on the ice.
How much more could you ask for guys like Baron, Svats, Stewie? Guys who are pretty much as or more skilled than any vet on the team, but don’t have the fire. Foppa makes them all look like beer leaguers from a skill standpoint AND has the balls and the heart that so many of them lack so frequently.
Even if he only plays 1/2 of the games or is always playing at 50% due to injury, the fact of the matter is that Foppa at age 97, with one arm, on a sledge will outskate and outwork about 90% of the NHL today. How much could he teach Dutchie (when to shoot, when to stickhandle, when to just skate like everyone else is sliding through wet concrete…)?
Footer, god bless is geriatric ass, has the heart, but not much more anymore. We could use a veteran with both the skill (I know Duke, I know you got it) and the personality to lift the rest of the team up to his level.
Foppa, by himself, sells about 6K tickets per night.
So the only real question is, Peter, are you busy tonight?
We have the cap room
2009-2010 Colorado Avalanche - We really suck, it's just that we didn't get the memo.
by Hopfenkopf on Nov 5, 2009 9:45 PM MST up reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd
Because despite my dubiousness as to the likelihood of the situation, this says it all
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
Rec'd?
What does that even mean?!?!?!!
Received? It makes no sense! What is going on here?!?!!
Joe Sakic.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 7, 2009 8:21 AM MST up reply actions 2 recs
Ah-HA!!!!
Armed with this knowledge, I will transform this site!
Joe Sakic.
by BraxtanFILM on Nov 8, 2009 12:30 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I made it turn green, /que beavis laugh.
Ryan O'Reilly for the Calder.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 11, 2009 10:19 AM MST up reply actions
Flyers
they are getting more and more cap space, via IR savings. I’m just not convinced they’d take the gamble if they had to squeak up against the cap for foppa for a playoff push, with his health record.
09
Just think what he could do on Duchene’s wing.
The 2009-10 Avalanche: It's like having a banana split while all the other kids are getting an ice cream cone.
I'm The Canary - but I'm not cute nor cuddly, and I don't sing.
I like thinking about this…
Mr. Anderson - THE ONE
by slapshotr2007 on Nov 5, 2009 9:16 PM MST up reply actions
The reason Forsberg has not received any mention at all on the front page is because I loathe speculation. I hate it. Until Forsberg signs a contract with a team, he won’t appear on the front page of MHH.
I hate that everybody keeps getting their hopes up that he’ll return and magically lead the Avs to another Cup somehow. If past experience is any indication, his return would be impressive but short-lived, with multiple injuries and time lost in the press box. Forsberg has been a medical liability for years, and the fact that teams would even entertain his ill-advised attempts to return to the NHL suggests several GMs in the league could use a class on fiscal responsibility.
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I don’t see speculating about Forsberg and what he could do with the team as any different than speculating about trading Svats and Clark and Salei and whomever and wondering what we could get in return and how that would affect the team. The big difference with Forsberg is that we know intimately about his play, work ethics, his effect on the fans, his effect on a team, etc. Thus, we have more to speculate about with him. I agree it’s not front page stuff, but I don’t think it’s out of the realm of subject matter. Besides, I like the tingly feeling I get when imagining Foppa winging on Dutchie’s line. I like tingly feelings like that. (Run with it, Canary. lol)
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 8:43 AM MST up reply actions
I’ve been suckered in before by Forsberg speculation, I’ll wait til we’re closer to christmas to get my hopes up.
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 6, 2009 9:37 AM MST up reply actions
And like Christmas
You’ll see your shiney new present under the tree and get excited (Avs sign Free Agent!) only to find out it’s socks (or in this case, Tyler Arnason).
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 9:54 AM MST up reply actions
Tyler, you've just been given a $4.5 million per year contract with the Avs!
How do you feel about that?
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
Well, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express.
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 10:17 AM MST up reply actions
+1
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
Everytime this is posted i think he looks like such a pedophile but thats just me….he is still down in the AHL i hope.
"We just couldnt put the cat in the hat thats really why we lost today we just couldnt put the cat in the hat."
CH-“Hi Tyler, I’m Chris Hanson.”
TA-“What?”
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 6, 2009 1:17 PM MST up reply actions
Are you trying to get me to kill myself?
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 6, 2009 11:30 AM MST up reply actions
What a stupid rant.
You sure know how to piss on a parade. You loathe speculation? Then you should never allow any game previews. They are 100% pure speculation. You don’t hate speculation, you just hate Forsberg.
“I hate that everybody keeps getting their hopes up…”
Why? What’s wrong with you?
"There's nothing bad that accrues from baseball." — Bart Giamatti
A stupid rant is someone who joined the blog just to rant about a stupid rant.
You loathe speculation? Then you should never allow any game previews. They are 100% pure speculation.
That’s a ridiculous jump in logic.
"I hate that everybody keeps getting their hopes up…"
Why? What’s wrong with you?
Actually if you include the “…” he explains it pretty sufficiently. It’s like the Brett Favre debacle, too much is being made of his every move. I didn’t see him banning anyone for Forsberg speculation, just choosing to explain why he doesn’t like it and why he doesn’t take part in the discussion.
Please get off your ridiculously angry soapbox.
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 11:04 AM MST up reply actions
I was hoping that I was just missing the sarcasm on that post and thus kept my mouth shut. I’m glad though that you said what I was thinking. Thanks Jibs!
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 11:10 AM MST up reply actions
Furthermore
The last game preview contains exactly zero speculation, making your already obnoxious rant even more absurd.
Good day sir.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
OK, you're right.
My comparison to previews was overly hyperbolic. I’ll humbly retract that. But to suggest that speculation is non-existent here is just silly. And to loathe speculation in general is even sillier.
Has anyone suggested that Forsberg would “magically lead the Avs to another Cup somehow”? No. Joe hates a strawman.
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
Not here
But look around, that sentiment is out there, and it’s a fairly noisy contingent that’s saying it.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 12:55 PM MST up reply actions
But is that a good reason to despise all speculation surrounding a comeback? The main sentiment I’m seeing is basically “He would make us better” or “I’d love to see him skate again”. That’s a long way from “Guaranteed Cup. YAY!”
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
And he just stated that he, essentially, says it’s much ado about nothing until he signs on the dotted line (I agree with him).
And I’m annoyed by the sentiment too because I think it distracts from the good team that’s already out there, and that some fans, like the Org itself, are having a hard time getting over the past. Sure, I’d love to see Forsberg back, and he’d make this team a lot better, but for the last 5 years there’s been a ton of speculation and a handful of games. I’ll wait until something happens, I’m tried of the speculation
Not saying you have to agree with that, but it’s a perfectly reasonable attitude to have and in no way does that warrant this
You don’t hate speculation, you just hate Forsberg.
Especially since Joe has written this about Forsberg:
The speed. The finesse. The energy. The ferocity. The physicality. The intensity. The focus. The stare. The raw, unbelievable talent. An entire book could be written on each one of these characteristics, all possessed by one Swedish hockey player, who, year after year, gave fans of the Colorado Avalanche more than just a little hope for success. He gave them all a swagger. Peter Forsberg gave fans of the Avs a kind of confidence and security that only two other players have ever given them, and those players are two of the greatest in history.
Despite the injuries caused by his style of play, Foppa never once played lazy, never once held back, never once eased up. His very presence on the ice made every single player around him better. Very few other players in history can be said to have done that. Gretzky. Lemieux. Dionne. Messier. Bourque. Sakic. Some of the greatest names in the game, and Forsberg is securely placed among them. He’s also securely placed in the top 3 of the Top 19 Avalanche Players of All Time.
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:18 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Furthermore
to attack Joe about anything is, in my mind, questionable. He’s arguably one of the (if not THE) most level-headed among us.
And if he does hate speculation, so what? I hate the whole ice girls stuff that floats around here much of the time. Do I go off on those that post about it? Of course not. Do I throw their way some sarcasm and other snarky stuff to get my point across? You bet I do.
Why come on to MHH and rip apart one of the founding members? You’re just inviting a world of backlash with that. We love Joe…even tho it took him a decade to finish the Top 19.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 1:44 PM MST up reply actions
Don't worry
I’ll be lurking waaaaaay more often than I’ll be commenting.
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
You're welcome to comment
and disagree, I didn’t like the seemingly unfounded personal nature of your attacks on Joe.
I’m ready to put it all behind me. think I’ve made my point loud and clear.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:48 PM MST up reply actions
In all fairness… I found the post a bit insulting. And I am still upset that Joe hasn’t apologized for calling me an idiot in front of the whole internet.
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 11:34 AM MST up reply actions
Don’t worry, 90% of those people are looking at porn.
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 6, 2009 11:35 AM MST up reply actions
What’s that? Sorry… I was a… looking at something…
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 11:41 AM MST up reply actions
I got no problem with anyone disagreeing with Joe on this, or at anytime.
But we’re a community here who knows how to voice disagreements and complaints in a civil manner, even if that just means mocking them playfully.
But getting all OMG!, WTF! is preposterous and prickish. Leave that kind of faux self-righteous indignation for cable news.
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 11:43 AM MST up reply actions
So does this mean we aren’t having a sleepover?
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 11:50 AM MST up reply actions
We can
I’ll just make fun of you until you call your parents crying to come get you or sit in the corner eating comfort cake.
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 11:53 AM MST up reply actions
I’m just gonna wait til he goes to sleep and put his finger in warm water.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 12:18 PM MST up reply actions
Hmm… that may not give you the same result as putting my HAND in warm water…
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 1:01 PM MST up reply actions
lol
true dat
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 1:45 PM MST up reply actions
“But getting all OMG!, WTF! is preposterous and prickish. Leave that kind of faux self-righteous indignation for cable news.”
Pot, meet kettle.
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
Actually
re-read. I wasn’t like that at all above.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 12:54 PM MST up reply actions
You don’t hate speculation, you just hate Forsberg.
"I hate that everybody keeps getting their hopes up…"
Why? What’s wrong with you?
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:19 PM MST up reply actions
So what is wrong exactly with people getting their hopes up? Why would Joe “hate” that? I happen to agree with BeachNSnowGirl:
“Besides, I like the tingly feeling I get when imagining Foppa winging on Dutchie’s line. I like tingly feelings like that.”
Those tinglies should be encouraged.
I don’t think it distracts at all from our current team. Just something fun to think about. Why Joe chooses to be a sour-puss about it is beyond me.
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
I never said you had to agree with Joe, but asking what is wrong with him and declaring he hates Forsberg is a bit over the line, no?
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:34 PM MST up reply actions
Perhaps
And if Joe is personally offended, then I apologize.
But didn’t Joe basically (metaphorically?) spit in BraxtonFILM’s face by saying that he hates the idea of having the conversation in the first place?
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
I certainly didn’t see it that way. And After re-reading it, I still don’t see it that way.
I have no idea if Joe was or is offended at all. I was offended by the way your first comment was a personal attack on a well-respected member of the community.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:50 PM MST up reply actions
Braxton’s been around long enough to take this stuff in stride. We’re a civil group who can disagree with someone’s idea and not take it personally (unless you’re Tex and Beachie when both have been drinking and are already in bad moods cuz the Avs were sucking ass last season.) Your post named Joe specifically which is what has upset everyone.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 1:52 PM MST up reply actions
Everyone except Joe, evidently.
But seriously, I promise to be nice from here on out.
I’m sorry I rubbed you all the wrong way. I won’t do it on purpose anymore.
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
This is a hockey board — You fuck with our Hejduk, and the spirit of Lappy is coming. =)
Seriously though, disagree, just don’t make it personal and there won’t be any problems.
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:59 PM MST up reply actions
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 2:00 PM MST up reply actions
Wait...
Isn’t that…speculating?
:-)
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
Jesus would be on the bench
Sure he saves, but have you seen all the Atheists out there? There’s no way his save % is better than Andy’s
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by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 4:26 PM MST up reply actions
Jesus would have sent Tyler Arnason’s ass down to the minors last year, and he would have said, “Get the fuck out of my office you fat piece of crap.” on top of it all. Jesus is an asskicker when it comes to hockey.
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 6, 2009 10:38 PM MST up reply actions
The same thing he’s always done. Nothing
The Savage has spoken. Let it be done
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less travelled by, and that has made all the difference"
R. Frost
+1
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 14, 2009 7:31 PM MST up reply actions
It's ok...
not everyone can win over an entire community with his first post like I did.
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 2:03 PM MST up reply actions
what was your’s?
This team will make the playoffs and upset the Sharks in the first round...it's our turn.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 6, 2009 10:39 PM MST up reply actions
Sorry Egg
but please don’t lump me in with you. Just ‘cuz I get that way doesn’t mean others have to get that way or should get that and can’t express the fact that they completely hate it when people get that way.
I’ve no problem with Joe (or anyone) telling me to quash my overzealous love affair with the notion of Foppa coming back. In fact, I encourage it. I sometimes get a little too excited about hot looking men in Avs uniforms and need to be brought back to reality now again (lest I get restraining orders piling up on my doorstep).
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 1:49 PM MST up reply actions
Hell
I think Forsberg is hot. Maybe even Hawt
Get rid of the loser point
09-10 Avs- Nowhere to go but up!
If anybody cares...
I’ve read the responses to this and don’t really feel a pressing need to comment, but I will anyway, just for clarification.
I, personally, don’t like speculation and rumors. I, personally, think getting your hopes up about Forsberg is a recipe for disappointment. I explained why I felt that way in my comment’s second paragraph.
I have no problem if any community members wish to publish fan posts or fan shots about Forsberg and speculate away about him. That’s fine. This is a community and everybody gets a say. I have been asked (via email) by several people why I hadn’t posted anything about Forsberg and I felt that a publicly-viewable statement on my policy was worthwhile. I should have prefaced it more thoroughly as to avoid misunderstandings.
I wasn’t lecturing Braxtan or anyone else. If he or anybody else is pumped about the possibility of Foppa’s return, more power to them. These posts aren’t in any danger of being deleted.
Just watch the spiteful responses.
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by Joe Dunman on Nov 6, 2009 6:08 PM MST up reply actions 3 recs
I get my hopes up very high every time there is a possibility that my all-time favorite Av could come back. That doesn’t mean I think we will automatically win the cup. He just makes the team immediately better.
GMs know the risk, but the possible reward highly outweighs the risk. He is still an elite player.
You would think that the Vikings had had enough of the Favre drama…
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 11:22 AM MST up reply actions
Foppa on FP
Until Forsberg signs a contract with a team, he won’t appear on the front page of MHH
What if he would retire?
He hasn’t retired?
On a serious note, yes. If he officially retired, he would of course appear on the front page of MHH.
Mile High Hockey: Hoping for the best, expecting the worst, hating the Wings.
Good for the team
If the Avs continue to be in the top half of the western conference, signing Forsberg for the rest of the year seems like a no-brainer. We have the cap space, it wouldn’t mortgage the future at all, he would bring scoring depth, veteran leadership, put butts in seats, and the worst case where he just gets injured again just costs a bit of cap space which probably wouldn’t get used anyway. Not really knowing anything about the locker room dynamics of the team, the chemistry explanation doesn’t hold much water for me. I don’t think there’d be an expectation that he’d be the frosberg of old and be the undisputed top dog on the team or require any special deference from the youngsters.
Rangers...
Rangers are scouting Foppa and badly need a secondary scorer. For them its worth the risk they cant win when Gaborik is out of the lineup and its NY enought said.
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They both look good until they hit the ice!"
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by SportsDalaiLama on Nov 6, 2009 12:12 PM MST reply actions
but they only have $700k in cap space.
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 12:19 PM MST up reply actions
and injury problems
any word on when Foppa’s adamantium foot is arriving? I heard it got held up in customs…
09
that was my 1st arguement to when i heard they were scouting him...
something has to be up they wouldnt be scouting him for no reason. My thought…Vancouver is “seriously looking” @ Foppa i’d be surprised if Peter went there but maybe a sign and trade…
"What do the Detroit Red Wings and the Titanic have in common?
They both look good until they hit the ice!"
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by SportsDalaiLama on Nov 6, 2009 1:30 PM MST up reply actions
So...what do you do about Peter Forsberg if you're the Colorado Avalanche GM?
I would wait until after the Olympics, and then make him an offer (or not) depending on his performance there.
Gimme a grape or an orange, but none of that stinkin' root beer!
I say the sooner the better.
All at once, the clouds are parted
Light streams down in bright unbroken beams...
by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 1:01 PM MST up reply actions
Bingo.
Use the Olympics as his litmus test.
I thought you knew that algebra was all razzamatazz. A Globetrotter always saves the good algebra for the final minutes.
One thing is for sure
If The Ice Berg goes to russia ill shoot myself.
"We just couldnt put the cat in the hat thats really why we lost today we just couldnt put the cat in the hat."
I would love Forsberg back. With that said,
a. I know he would not have much of an impact on the team since he will probably only play maybe half the games, if were lucky.
I’m not going to hate him if he signs with another team or the KHL (Unless it was the Red Wings but that won’t happen).c. Most importantly, this team is not dependent on Forsberg. Forsberg would be a nice extra weapon in the holster, but he is not the primary one. “If only we had Forsberg” is not my thoughts about this team and really, it shouldn’t be anybodies.
Hopefully #9 is not ten less than #19
Use numbers… b=bold
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by Pinchy The Lobster on Nov 6, 2009 1:29 PM MST up reply actions
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Jibblescribbits: C'mon over and waste some time
by Jibblescribbits on Nov 6, 2009 1:51 PM MST up reply actions
don’t call me shirley
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by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 6, 2009 1:53 PM MST up reply actions
What the hell
I say make him an offer (low offer) if he stays healthy then it is BRILLANT!!! if not it was a gamble. Don’t offer him 5 mil for one year that is just crazy.
Dater reports:
- KHL has dropped out of contention for Forsberg’s services (sorry Bob Hartley, you were WRONG)
- Vancouver Canucks scouting him heavily (where have we heard this before?)
From a completely different angle, do the avs have to sign him to put some fannys in the seats? I have my seats up on stubhub (I go when I don’t sell them) and it was dead for the first 2-3 weeks of the season and I’ve been selling more now, but if PF came back all the casual fans would flock back….you do see where I’m going with this right?
Ryan O'Reilly for the Calder.
by An Unmitigated Disaster on Nov 11, 2009 8:12 AM MST reply actions
I love Peter
He is my favourite Avs player of all time (sorry Joe). However, unless he has a contract that only pays out per game played, it wouldn’t make a lot of sense to sign him up. His mind is willing but his body is paying the price for years of physical hockey.
Oh, never mind, it seems like MoDo might take him on this year. How old is he anyway?
It's hard to be a saint in this city
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2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 16, 2009 9:28 AM MST reply actions
jibbled
def monday.
2009-2010 Avs: a game away from being up on blocks
by BeachNSnowGirl on Nov 16, 2009 9:28 AM MST up reply actions
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