Make up your mind

Yesterday Peter Forsberg was off the market saying that his foot was just not responding the way that he wanted it to and that meant not NHL comeback this season. Then today he turns around and leaves the door open saying that there is still a week left to the trade deadline. While he remains in limbo so too do a lot trade deals that teams are looking to make to improve their clubs.



The NHL needs to adjust something here. First it was Scott Neidermeyer and then Teemu Selanne playing the Hamlet game that left Anaheim in the lurch and when they decided to return it forced Anaheim to cut people it may have wanted to keep around. Now Forsberg isn't just holding up one team he is holding up the whole league. Anyone who wants to sign him is going to wait and see what he does before making a trade to better their club should Forsberg not return. This leaves both the teams looking to sign him and their potential trade partners holding thier breath. If we waits until the deadline, someone who could afford him but can't risk not making a trade will have to give up or risk passing the deadline.



There should be a deadline for signing former players. In my opinion it should be the start of the regular season. These guys are not in game shape no matter how tough their individual workouts may be. You force a team to essentially put someone in the lineup that will not be in synch with his teammates and has had no camp. It's unfair to the team.

Forsberg is hogging the spotlight because he can. He is one of the greatest players in the world and probably top 20 of all-time but he's holding the league ransom until he can make up his mind. It's selfish and will hurt more teams than just the one who signs him.