Flyers Season thread

[rjs246]

Flyers sign Forsberg to two-year deal  - AP Article

Wow. Thanks for the update.

[PhillyGirl]

Flyers sign Forsberg to two-year deal  - AP Article

lol, I think I posted the AP story a few pages ago?

[Geowhizzer]

Flyers sign Forsberg to two-year deal  - AP Article

lol, I think I posted the AP story a few pages ago?

Sorry, I was trying to talk about the Roenick quote from it and hit "post" too early.  Interesting quote to me.

[PhillyGirl]

And then Ron Ryan called up the station and said that the JR trade talk was extremely premature. It could happen, but they weren't close to a deal yet and they had a LOT of different scenarios going on...and that JR leaving was not yet determined.

[bowzer]

Wasn't Forsberg retiring because of concussion problems???

[SD_Eagle5]

Wasn't Forsberg retiring because of concussion problems???

I remember hearing he was considering retirement, but I'm not too sure concussions were the problem.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Concussions are not Forsberg's problem iirc.


I wonder who will go.  Hate to see JR go, but it might be the best move long-term.

[bowzer]

Nah, I'm positive, his dad said he was retiring after he suffered a concussion this year.. it was reported in the Denver post or whatever their paper is.

[Seabiscuit36]

if his dad was involved it was probably Lindross.  Either way he's playing here so i could care less about an article from the lockout year

[PhillyGirl]

Nah, I'm positive, his dad said he was retiring after he suffered a concussion this year.. it was reported in the Denver post or whatever their paper is.

He had a concussion while playing overseas during the lockout last year and his dad got worried and made those comments:

Forsberg suffers concussion playing in Sweden
Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Peter Forsberg sustained a concussion Thursday night in his first Swedish Elite League game since breaking his hand six weeks ago -- an injury that could end his career, according to his father.

Forsberg, who plays for the MoDo team coached by his father, was cross-checked into the boards by Farjestad's Peter Nordstrom during the second period of a playoff game. Nordstrom was ejected for the hit.

"He's had his share of concussions, I think it is enough now [to cause him to retire]," coach Kent Forsberg said.

MoDo's team doctor had Forsberg under observation at the team hotel.

"The first thing (Nordstrom) did in the game was to hit Peter right on his arms," Forsberg's father said. "You do such a thing for only one reason."

Farjestad won 5-4 to take a 3-1 lead in the quarterfinal series.

The head injury was the latest to plague Forsberg's otherwise brilliant hockey career.

He had a handful of concussions while playing in the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche.

Forsberg had an ankle injury that kept him out for the entire 2001-02 regular season, and he missed the final two rounds of the 2001 playoffs because of a ruptured spleen. Forsberg has also had surgery on his shoulders, groin area and thigh.

It's unclear if Forsberg planned to stay in Sweden or return to North America after playing in his home country during the lockout that canceled the entire NHL season.

A few days later, Peter said that he wasn't retiring, his dad's comments were premature.

[PhillyGirl]

[Rome]

How long will it take Philly fans to start booing Forsberg?

That's what I wanna know.

[MURP]

boooooooooooooo


there ya go rome.

[Wingspan]

he should wear number 88

[rjs246]

Nothing new here but..

This quote is worth posting.

To make room for Forsberg's salary under the cap, the Flyers were reportedly set to trade center Jeremy Roenick to the Los Angeles Kings. Roenick told Philadelphia sports radio station WIP he was expecting to be traded, though a Flyers spokesman said there was no deal to announce.

"The Flyers have a better chance of winning the Stanley Cup with Peter Forsberg than with Jeremy Roenick," Roenick told WIP.

Uh, wow.