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No NHL comeback for Forsberg

Swedish hockey star Peter Forsberg has decided against attempting a return to professional hockey this spring due to continued problems with his foot.

Published: 19 February 2008 07:57 CET
No NHL comeback for Forsberg

“The prospect of Peter having enough confidence about the foot/skate issue to play for the rest of the NHL season does not look good at this time,” Forsberg’s agent Don Baizley said to Canadian sports news outlet TSN.

“As a result, teams are being told it is unlikely he will be able to commit to return to the NHL this season.”

Last summer, the 34-year-old forward underwent surgery to address continuing problems with his right foot. The foot has required further attention in recent months, forcing Forsberg to forgo competitive matches for the season.

Forsberg has spent the winter training with Modo from the Elitserien, Sweden’s top professional league, in hopes of making an eventual comeback.

Several NHL teams had expressed an interest in acquiring Forsberg in the event he decided he was ready to return to the league.

Forsberg would have had to commit by the league’s February 26th trading deadline in order to be eligible to participate in the NHL playoffs.

NHL

It’s official: Sweden’s Lundqvist is the NHL’s best goalie

Sweden's Henrik Lundqvist made 12 straight saves to win the goaltender competition at the NHL all-star game's skill night.

Published: 26 January 2019 10:02 CET
It's official: Sweden's Lundqvist is the NHL's best goalie
Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers celebrates winning the Ticketmaster NHL Save Streak during the 2019 SAP NHL All-Star Skills contest on Friday in San Jose, California. Photo: Thearon W. Hender
The New York Rangers goalie knocked off Russian Olympian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who held the lead through several rounds after stopping the first eight shots he faced. 
 
The skill contests held on Friday night in San Jose, California also saw Edmonton Oilers speedster Connor McDavid win his third straight fastest skater title in a competition that included a female participant for the first time.
 
Canada's McDavid charged around the rink in just 13.37 seconds to eclipse Buffalo Sabres forward Jack Eichel, who finished in 13.58 seconds at the SAP Center arena.
 
Kendall Coyne, who plays on the American women's national team, was invited to take part and finished seventh out of eight skaters, beating out Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller. Coyne cruised to a time of 14.34 seconds while Keller, who has 11 goals and 35 points with the Coyotes this season, finished in 14.52. 
 
“I thought she was unbelievable,” McDavid said. “She was absolutely flying out there.” 
 
Last year, Coyne's teammate Hilary Knight did the accuracy shooting drill, but her impressive time wasn't included in the official results.
 
Johnny Gaudreau defended his title in the puck control contest with a time of 27.045, and John Carlson, who captured a Stanley Cup with the Washington Capitals last season, won the hardest shot contest with a blast of 102.8 mph.
 
The NHL all-star game will take place on Sunday.