Forsberg Flies Away

THE SIGNIFICANCE of the Flyers' unfortunate but necessary trade of Peter Forsberg is that it represents the team's tacit acknowledgment that the abyss in which it finds itself this season is too deep to climb out of anytime soon. If 2006-07 were merely an aberration, Forsberg likely would have made a commitment to Ed Snider to stick around. In keeping his options open, he indicated that he didn't expect to content in Philadelphia in the near future -- and the deal the Flyers struck with Nashville is exactly like those that sad-sack baseball teams make at the trading deadline when they have a stud in his walk year and are going nowhere fast.

It's a shame that Forsberg's tenure here was marked by injury and underachievement. He really is a breathtaking player, but, as so often seems to happen, wearing the orange and black was like a curse.

Of course, you realize that somewhere Bob Clarke is muttering under his breath that all of this is the Lindros family's fault.

Comments

[Matt]

So, I had resigned myself to not having the time to post about this. I went to post a comment in here giving my quick opinion on the trade and wound up writing a post-length comment. Thus, I decided to post my thoughts on the deal and link to it here.