Peter Forsberg, who will become the ultimate high-risk, high-reward rental on the trade market before too long, has told confidantes that he is extremely unhappy and uncomfortable operating as captain of the Flyers, a straight-from-another-horse's mouth has informed Slap Shots.
We're told, in fact, that the Flyers' room has become increasingly dominated by neophytes who somehow believe their winning pedigree as juniors entitles them to lead the NHL squad.
If there is a team dumb enough to trade for Forsberg, I just hope they come forward, give us a combo of prospects and picks and allow our franchise to move on in another direction. The Forsberg Experiment has not exactly turned out as planned.
I also think it is quite apparent Foppa is referring to Mike Richards in the second comment. The entire Country of Canada has been hailing Mike Richards as the next great hockey leader for years now. It sure seems like he's eating this stuff up and believing his own press clippings. Having a leadership pedigree is all well and fine, but it would sure be nice if he scored a few goals here and there to establish himself with this team. I know the kid is hurt, but he sure hasn't shown me much as either a scorer or a defensive center prior to his injury. All he's shown is a desire to stand up for his teammates by dropping the gloves from time to time. That's all well and fine, but like I said, a goal or two every couple games would be nice.
In any event, it looks like we're in the end stages of Foppa's time in Orange & Black. It's a shame this didn't work out better.
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He had an alright game last night. If that's the truth about the stupid captaincy, then give it to Gagne. He should have had it anyway, considering how long he's been there.
Got the 10 Greatest Flyers games on DVD for x-mas. Word.
Yooo Muller...thanks for checking in....I want to get that DVD...how is it?
Didn't watch it yet. Just got it yesterday. Never saw the Soviet game, so that might be the first one to watch...
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