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DENVER — Colorado Avalanche center Peter Forsberg has been cleared to play for the playoffs.
The Associated Press
Avalanche center returns after surgery
Forsberg, a six-time All-Star, was expected to miss four months after having foot surgery on Jan. 10. But he has been skating with the team for more than two weeks and was cleared to play yesterday. He is expected to be in the lineup against Los Angeles tomorrow.
Forsberg has had four foot surgeries and his spleen removed in the past 11 months
"There were lots of smiling faces. That is for sure." Colorado coach Bob Hartley said of the team learning the news. "It is great news at this time of the year to be adding a world class player to your roster."
Forsberg said last week that he wasn't sure if he would be ready for the playoffs after experiencing pain in his foot. He said he began feeling better late in the week and possibly could have played Sunday against Dallas in the season finale.
Dallas in the season Hartley said Forsberg will move to left wing and skate on the second line with
Forsberg said it will be up to the coaching staff how much he plays,but he expects to be on the ice at least a few shifts tomorrow.
No matter how much he plays, his return gives the Avs a boost.
Chris Drury and Steven Reinprecht.
"It's going to be huge, obviously. He's one of the better players in the game," Colorado captain Joe Sakic said. "I think right now he's not going to be at his top form — hopefully he will — but I think it'll take a couple of games. Especially with the adrenaline, it's going to be a big boost for our hockey club."
Forsberg had his spleen removed in an emergency operation on May 10, just hours after the Avalanche eliminated the Kings in the second round of the playoffs last season. In July, he had surgery on both ankles, then additional surgery on his left ankle in Sweden.
Sweden. Forsberg was expected to be back for the start of the season, but took an unexpected leave of absence to let his body heal. He returned to Denver in January with the intention of playing for the Avalanche and
for Sweden in the Olympics, but a routine physical revealed the tendon damage.
physical revealed. "It was so long ago since I've played," Forsberg said. "It is going to be hard. It will feel weird when I get out there, but I am going to go out there and do my best."
Forsberg's return comes at a good time for the Avalanche.
Colorado set a franchise record for fewest goals in a season with 212 and were shut out 10 times, another record. The Avalanche did score 17 goals in a four-game span at the end of March and beginning of April, but averaged just 2.2 goals their last five games of the season.
hive games. Forsberg had 27 goals and 89 points last season as Colorado led the NHL with 270 goals. He has 169 goals and 411 assists in 466 NHL games, and 42 goals and 66 assists in 96 playoff games.
The Avalanche claimed the Northwest Division title for the eighth consecutive season this year and finished second in the Western Conference behind the Detroit Red Wings.
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Portland guard could face drug charges
The team said Stoudamire's attorney had advised him not to talk about the issue, leaving teammates and coach Maurice Cheeks to vouch for him and project a united front.
Stoudamire left for the locker room before reporters were let in to view the last few minutes of the closed workout. He later exited the building with two friends and drove off.
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The Clackamas County District Attorney's office confirmed yesterday that a grand jury would decide whether Stoudamire should be charged.
TUALATIN, Ore. — Damon Stoudamire practiced with the Portland Trail Blazers yesterday, but didn't comment about a District Attorney's office confirming that a grand jury will decide whether the point guard should be charged with felony drug possession.
The Associated Press
"I'm not only his coach, I'm his friend, and anything that's troubling him, it troubles me ... it troubles our team," Cheeks said. "I know his character as a person is very upstanding, so anything that is said about him that is not good, I tend not to believe,
Cheeks had talked about resting Stoudamire and a few other key regulars during Wednesday night's last regular-season game, against Houston at home. But Cheeks said yesterday that no one would sit out, and that Stoudamire would play "as usual."
Stoudamire, 28, has not been arrested or charged with a crime, "and is presumed innocent," the statement said.
Portland. The case "contains allegations of felony drug possession against Damon Stoudamire," according to a statement issued Tuesday by the district attorney's office.
KATU-TV in Portland first reported Monday night that police had forwarded Stoudamire's case to prosecutors last Friday after a search at the player's home in the upscale suburb of Lake Oswego, south of Portland.
Senior Deputy District Attorney Dave Paul, who is not handling the case but is acting as a spokesman for the office, declined to describe the nature of the drugs allegedly found. Paul refused to divulge any
news.
"He's like the baby brother of our ball club, and to hear something like that is pretty shocking." Pippen said. "I'm going to be very optimistic about this and believe that there's nothing behind it."
The Blazers open the first round of the playoffs on the road Saturday or Sunday. Their opponent probably will be the Los Angeles Lakers, whom Portland beat 128-120 in double overtime on Sunday.
because I know what kind of person he is." other details in the case
Scottie Pippen, a co-captain along with Stoudamire and Rasheed Wallace, said he was "very surprised" when he heard the news.
Stoudamire, who graduated from Portland's Wilson High School in 1991, is having his best season since being traded from the Toronto Raptors on Feb. 13, 1998. The 5-foot-10 guard is averaging 13.6 points and 6.6 assists.
"Damon's mood was great" during practice. Pippen said, and Cheeks said it was one of the team's better workouts of late.
Lake Oswego Police have not released their findings. Paul said that under Oregon's open records law, police reports may be withheld while an investigation is in progress.
New York Islanders pleased to make playoffs
The Associated Press
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Despite a sevenyear absence from the playoffs, the New York Islanders are not just happy to be here.
"We're here to win," New York's Steve Webb said. "It's been a long time for our fans, they've been through a lot. We want to make a run for it and make it a good run."
New York opens its first-round series in Toronto tomorrow. The Maple Leafs have advanced past the first round the past three seasons and have a roster peppered with veterans of postseason play.
Only New York's Alexei Yashin was in the playoffs last season — with Ottawa — and only Michael Peca and goalie Chris Osgood have played more than 50 postseason games.
in games.
"I've told them that it's very different
from the regular season." Osgood said of his teammates. "Then, you might play three games in four nights, with players being tired or injured. In the playoffs, it's an even playing field.
playing here "You have to pick your game up a level. It's intense and everyone works hard. If you let up for one period, it could cost you the series."
the Islanders were a team to be feared two decades ago when they won the Stanley Cup four consecutive years, from 1980-83. But they became a team to be jeered in recent years, finishing last in the league in 2001.
The addition this year of players such as Yashin, Peca and Osgood helped change the tenor of the locker room.
"Some of those guys can be sounding boards for us," coach Peter Laviolette said. Laviolette also said "what we lack in
He has no lack of it himself.
"I am pretty excited," the first-year NHL coach said with a smile. "I'm excited about going up there and being in the NHL playoffs ... and we're going to fight like heck to get it done."
playoff experience, we make up for in enthusiasm."
One of the more impressive decisions by the Islanders was to play hard for a win in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Philadelphia Flyers. A loss would have meant playing the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round. The win meant Toronto.
The Hurricanes are the third seed in the East by virtue of winning the Southeast Division, but finished with 91 points, five less than the Islanders. The Leafs had 100 points, the second-most in the Eastern Conference and third in the league.
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All KU students, faculty and staff are invited to attend Wed. April 17 1:00-4:00pm Thurs. April 18 9:00-11:00am
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Wear your shorts and usual running shoes for a free evaluation of problems experienced by running, walking and aerobic exercise. This clinic is staffed by physicians and physical therapists. (Aerobic stress test not included.) There is a charge for supplies, if needed.
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