Comings and goings - Allan Muir - SI.com

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Peter Forsberg's spirit is willing, but his flesh is weak. Joe Sakic's body is fine, but his spirit is weak after the Avs' disappointing ouster. [link]

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Battle for Brunnstrom
Published 5/2/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
... at Sports Illustrated: The men skating for the Red Wings, Stars and Canadiens may be focused on the hunt for the Stanley Cup, but the front office staffs of these three clubs are locked in a fierce battle of their own this week. All three are thought to be among the final contenders for the services of Fabian Brunnstrom, a 23-year-old Swedish free agent who has been described as a cross between Daniel Alfredsson and Tomas Holmstrom. more... You know, I won’t question that this Brunnstrom kid is ...

Pondering the Brunnstrom sales pitch
Published 5/3/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
The Red Wings gave Fabian Brunnstrom the grand tour of Joe Louis Arena and what must have been a star-studded dinner with their front office on Friday night, and he's going to take in Montreal's game vs. Philadelphia tonight at the Belle Centre. Sports Illustrated's Al Muir suggests that Brunnstrom would be wiser to pick his first North American tour stop, Dallas, as his NHL home: May 2, Sports Illustrated : After sliding completely below the radar when he was draft eligible, the late-blooming 6-1, 200-pound winger has been the target of at least 12 teams since the Christmas ...

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There really isn't much to say about this series. Colorado was disgustingly undermanned with all the injuries to such key players. For as great a player as Peter Forsberg has been in his career, it just seemed he demoralized them when he said he ...
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Forsberg's future is tied to answers about his ankle - The Denver Post

Peter Forsberg did not retire Thursday night. But unless the Avalanche star can figure out what keeps ailing his 34-year-old body, he hinted after the Avs' season ended that his brilliant but injury-plagued career will be over. Forsberg missed Game 4 ...
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