Peter Forsberg on The Comeback Trail: Signs Again With The Colorado Avalanche

Here we go again!! Yes, Peter Forsberg has announced that he will come back for another attempt at the NHL with the Colorado Avalanche.

This is the most recent attempt for Peter Forsberg to return to the Avalanche since his run in 2007-2008, when he rejoined the team towards the end of the season after an injury-plagued year. He played nine games for the Avs that season and had a goal and 13 assists.

Throughout Forsberg's career, he has been a player that has had more than a point per game average. His career numbers are incredibly impressive. Forsberg has 249 goals and 636 assists in 706 regular-season games for a grand total of 885 points. His playoff numbers are equally impressive, with 64 goals and 107 assists in 151 career playoff games. 

These numbers are so impressive that it really makes one wonder what his totals would have been had he maintained his health.

There's no arguing with his numbers in his past career; the big question is going to revolve around whether or not he will be able to make a big enough difference for this Avalanche team in the rest of the season. 

The Avs are currently in fourth place in the Northwest Division, and sit in 12th spot in the Western Conference. The catch is that they are only four points out of the eighth playoff spot, and seven points out of the fourth seed in the west.

Knowing Forsberg, he wasn't going to come back if he didn't feel as if he could play at the high level he is accustomed to playing. Still, will this be enough to push the Avs over the hump and into the playoffs? Quite possible.

If I am Joe Sacco, I immediately put Forsberg on a line opposite Milan Hejduk. These two played together for several seasons, most notably during Forsberg's Hart and Art Ross Trophy-winning seasons, as league's MVP and leading scorer. 

These guys have chemistry, and they will not take a long time to find it again. Throw Matt Duchene in the middle of that line, and you have something that could be very potentially scary. 

From seeing Forsberg, if he is on his game, he can make everybody around him a better player and a potential scoring threat.

All in all, the addition of Peter Forsberg definitely can't hurt the Avs. We'll have to see how he feels while he's in the game time situations before we can fully decide whether Forsberg will be able to help push the Avs into the playoffs.