From a Swedish newspaper re. Forsberg

Hey all,

I'm an Oilers fan, but I thought I'd drop by to update y'all on Forsberg. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark, and according to a Swedish newpaper, Forsberg has said that the injury is a tear in an abdominal muscle. "It can tear completely if I'm not carful".

Apparently, he first felt it two weeks into the season. He's getting ultra-sound treatments.

more quotes: "It's a bitter feeling, to have another injury-filled season"

"I can do some upperbody work outs, and bike a bit."

Link: http://www.expressen.se/expressen/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=751&a=80962

(I guess there might be a Swede or two in here...)

Hey all,

I'm an Oilers fan, but I thought I'd drop by to update y'all on Forsberg. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark, and according to a Swedish newpaper, Forsberg has said that the injury is a tear in an abdominal muscle. "It can tear completely if I'm not carful".

Apparently, he first felt it two weeks into the season. He's getting ultra-sound treatments.

more quotes: "It's a bitter feeling, to have another injury-filled season"

"I can do some upperbody work outs, and bike a bit."

Link: http://www.expressen.se/expressen/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=751&a=80962

(I guess there might be a Swede or two in here...)


If that's true then it's curious why Forsberg isn't on the IR. If he does have a tear we shouldn't see him until the last half of the season at least.

according to another article i read his best friend and father just said it was inflamation of the abdominal muscles

Can anybody translate the entire article for me?? Anybody know Swedish??? I can't read this jar gut at deg or sutt stuff.

He still has pain and dont know when he can do a comeback in NHL.

- Its very sad that I miss games yet another season.

For the first time Peter speaks out about his mysterious injury, which has had him sidelined six of Colorados eight past recent games.
A tear in the stomack muscle.

The NHL-club have repeatedly stated that it is a groin injury. But as early as the 1th of November when Foppa missed the away game against NJ his dad stated for Expressen that it was an injury to his stomack muscle. ( Which I wrote here on the forum at the same time when everyone was talking about groin - my note)

- Its a tear in the stomack muscle, says Foppa in an exlusive interview from Denver.

There has been talks about an inflammation?

- No, its not something I said. But maybe there can be an inflammation after a tear in the muscle, I cant really talk about the injury in details.
- But the muscle could tear apart if Im not careful.

How long will be before you play?

- Its impossible to tell. Ive just spent six hours with working out and then I got some treatment.

What treatment did you get?

- Ultrasound treatment.

What do you in the days?

- Im working out my upperbody and now Im on the cycle too. But when I can put on my skates again - I dont know. The doctors have said anything and I dont want to come back to fast and be reinjured.

When did you feel the injury for the first time?

- About two weeks into the season, maybe. I dont know which exact matchsituation, so I dont have a clue when it happened.

But you played on despite the pain?

- Yes, I tried to play and sometimes I think I was ok.

Now you have five straight homegames with Anaheim tonight, can you be back in a week?

- I wish I could answer that question. Right now I dont know how long it will take. But Im not playing against Anaheim.

You were in the top of the scoring race, now you see the other players ahead of you?


- Its sad that miss games , absolutely. But the scoring race is not the important thing.

Thanx muchly BF_Sweden!!!!......poor Peter....hope he can come back soon.

if it's really a tear, don't expect to see him back in the lineup for months. this is hte EXACT same thing that happened to hejduk a couple of seasons ago(although it was later in the season)and it took a while for them to finally decide on surgery. i wouldn't expect him back before christmas if it's a tear, but that's just me.

if it's really a tear, don't expect to see him back in the lineup for months. this is hte EXACT same thing that happened to hejduk a couple of seasons ago(although it was later in the season)and it took a while for them to finally decide on surgery. i wouldn't expect him back before christmas if it's a tear, but that's just me.

Yeah, if it's a tear he won't be back anytime soon and could very well need surgery. If it's a pull, they just have to be careful and let it heal, like he said, so that it doesn't tear when he comes back.

This ****ing sucks!

Well, Im not really sure that I have translated the word "bristning" correct. I hope it can be a "pull" and not a "tear".

if it's really a tear, don't expect to see him back in the lineup for months. this is hte EXACT same thing that happened to hejduk a couple of seasons ago(although it was later in the season)and it took a while for them to finally decide on surgery. i wouldn't expect him back before christmas if it's a tear, but that's just me.

same thing with pepe he was out 3 months

It's listed on several websites that it's a pull, so maybe that's what it is.....we hope.

It's listed on several websites that it's a pull, so maybe that's what it is.....we hope.

if he's going to skate tonight(although not play), it's next to impossible that it's a tear. the fact that he starts skating like a week after getting hurt tells me that it's not a tear.

Well, Im not really sure that I have translated the word "bristning" correct. I hope it can be a "pull" and not a "tear".

That's something I thought of as well. In my native Finnish "bristning" translates to "revähdys" (bet you didn't see that one coming :D). That's a "strain" when we are talking muscles. However, there are different levels or "degrees" of strains, ranging from minor damage to complete rupture of muscle. What I am trying to say is, this interview doesn't really answer the question of whether Peter's going to be sidelined for days or weeks or months to come.

Then again, I am neither a native Swede nor a medical expert. Maybe I should just shut up. ;)

That's something I thought of as well. In my native Finnish "bristning" translates to "revähdys" (bet you didn't see that one coming :D). That's a "strain" when we are talking muscles. However, there are different levels or "degrees" of strains, ranging from minor damage to complete rupture of muscle. What I am trying to say is, this interview doesn't really answer the question of whether Peter's going to be sidelined for days or weeks or months to come.

Then again, I am neither a native Swede nor a medical expert. Maybe I should just shut up. ;)

A "bristning" is a rupture, a tear, although there are obviously various degrees of such a tear (which is not the same as a pull, sträckning in Swedish)

the good news about a tear is, is that he'll be completely healthy and fresh for the playoffs.. *snickers*, and we remember how good he was coming back fresh before

that's the salvage i take out of it, i'd rather have a fresh peter then a worn down regular season peter

Nobody really knows. Forsberg has dashed out of the country before to have surgury done on himself, so who knows.

The Avs are one of the best teams in the league....at lying about their injuries, so who knows.

IF Forsberg is out of the country, the Avs don't even know what's up with him anyway, again, who knows.

Just like old times, there's a mysterious enigma around this guy. It doesn't matter what type of injury it is to me, as long as he's good for the playoffs, that's all that matters.

that's the salvage i take out of it, i'd rather have a fresh peter then a worn down regular season peter

Nah, too easy.

Nah, too easy.

i appreciate your restraint :joker:

A "bristning" is a rupture, a tear, although there are obviously various degrees of such a tear (which is not the same as a pull, sträckning in Swedish)

Physioroom.com to the rescue:

A muscle strain refers to a tear within the muscle. Usually the muscle is forcibly stretched beyond its limits and the muscle tissue becomes torn. Depending upon its severity it is classified as a first, second or third degree strain:-

a first degree strain is damage to a few muscle fibres
a second degree strain is damage to a more extensive number of muscle fibres
a third degree strain is a complete rupture of the muscle itself

An article from TSN suggests Forsberg might need surgery.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?ID=62175&hubName=nhl