Post by Declan on Aug 29, 2009 12:08:12 GMT -5
Peter Forsberg doesn't know if he'll play hockey at all this season, but defending Olympic champion Sweden coach Bengt-Ake Gustafsson still named the former NHL MVP to his preliminary Olympic roster yesterday.
"We'll see if it will work for him," said Gustafsson, who guided Sweden to Olympic gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
The 36-year-old Forsberg has practised with his Swedish Elite League team Modo since early August and is playing a pre-season tournament in Switzerland this weekend.
"But remember that these are only a few exhibitions, it's not a big deal," Forsberg said. "My chances to play this winter are still very small."
The veteran centre, who won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalanche and was the NHL's MVP in 2003, was sidelined for most of the season because of an ailing right foot after surgery.
www.calgarysun.com/sports/hockey/2009/08/29/10663436-sun.html