He is coming back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


From the South Jersey newspaper .... "The Courier Post"

Peter Forsberg gave his comeback attempt another thumbs-up Monday when he told reporters in his hometown of Ornskoldsvik that his right foot has responded well to hard skating.

Forsberg, 34, skated with his former Swedish team, Modo, on Monday after three sessions on his own last week.

"It's fun to be back on the ice," Forsberg said. "It feels good and it's absolutely going in the right direction.

"I'm positive and think I'm going to make it. But it is too early to say anything for sure, and I want to be a 100 percent before I make any decisions."

Forsberg underwent a corrective procedure on his right foot in November and has been pleased with his progress every since. He said he will skate with Modo through the rest of this week, then decide whether to begin his comeback with the Swedish national team or an NHL team.

"We haven't started any (NHL) talks yet," Forsberg said. "When I feel I am 100 percent fit and ready I will look at the options. I know the time is running away, but I still have a couple of weeks to be absolutely sure about my status."

Forsberg said it is "not totally out of the question" that he will play for Sweden in the LG Hockey Games in Stockholm from Feb. 7-10. Forsberg has received an invitation to play in the tournament from Swedish coach Bengt Gustafsson.

"Of course I want him in the tournament and so far he's on schedule," Gustafsson said. "It would be huge for the tournament -- and for Peter himself."

Forsberg has played in 98 games for the Swedish national team and could use the tournament as a mini-training camp for the NHL.

The Flyers remain the front-runners in the Swedestakes and it is not out of the question Forsberg will be in a Flyers uniform on Valentine's Day.

Loose pucks: LW Scott Hartnell was named the NHL's Third Star for the second straight week on Monday. He had five goals and one assist in three games last week.

The last time the Flyers and Devils met, Jersey forward Travis Zajak accused Flyers D Derian Hatcher of biting his finger, resulting in stitches. Devils coach Brent Sutter asked for a league review, but nothing came of the incident.

The Flyers are 0-3 against the Devils since beating them 3-0 on Oct. 18. Following tonight, the Flyers face the Penguins on Thursday, then take a four-day break before hosting the Kings one week from tonight. "We have a chance to take first place by ourselves," LW Simon Gagne said. "We want to show the Devils and Penguins we're a different team than last year."

oh yeah just heard of that this morning so happy too see him coming back

Not sure what I think about the possibility od Forsberg rejoining the Flyers. He can be a great player but it has been quite some time since he was great. The Flyers are going really well right now and who knows what bringing in another elite player might do. There are big egos on any NHL team and a move like this could disrupt other guys. The fact that he was there so recently would probably make the transition easier than on some other teams, just not sure if there would be enough ice time for everyone if Forsberg signs plus Lupul gets healthy.

I think Forsberg is heavily favoring Philly or Colorado. With so many injuries on the team, he'd get a lot of ice time there. Of course, I'm sure the Flyers could fit Forsberg on the left wing because I think he used to play that position occasionally when he lined up with Sakic back in Colorado. That would solve a huge need for Philly since they are stacked at center and right wing.

I wonder if he missed the denver snow?