Monday, November 06, 2006

The Forsberg Question

I meant to get to this over the weekend but, as usual, I wasn't in front of a computer at all. Inquirer columnist Phil Sheridan thinks 12 games and one month are long enough:
Peter Forsberg was gone, gone, gone.

Gone from the ice, gone from the arena, gone from all those troublesome postgame questions. This captain was not going down with his ship, not tonight.

Funny how much that tiny cloth "C" seems to be weighing down Forsberg. After last night, it really feels like time to relieve him of the burden.
Another take on this matter comes from The Hockey News' Adam Proteau, writing at Globe on Hockey:
Forsberg has a no-trade clause in his contract, but with the Flyers on the verge of a major rebuild job – and since it’s unlikely he’s enough of a glutton for punishment to re-sign with the team next summer – would he allow himself to be dealt to a contender? And if the answer to that question is yes, wouldn’t it make sense for interim GM Paul Holmgren to trade him sooner than later, before the oft-injured star is sidelined again?

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