The Vancouver Canucks are looking to make a run at 36 year old Swedish free agent Peter Forsberg. After facing years of nagging foot problems, the big Swedish center has been working out and is currently playing with the Swedish National Team at the Karjala Cup in Sweden and Finland.
The Canucks are believed to be in competition with the Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, and the Montreal Canadiens. Canucks GM Mike Gillis has admitted his interest in signing the big free agent center, and believes the Canucks would be on his short list of teams. Russian powerhouse AK Bars Kazan was reported to be interested and pursuing Forsberg but they have refuted those reports and stated they are not planning to pursue Forsberg.
Forsberg has also stated his interest in playing for Sweden in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics slated for February in Vancouver. The free agent centre is expected to announce his decision as soon as his stint in the Karjala Cup is over, which could be as early as this week.
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