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Frei: The Forsberg awakens, as do others

John Leyba, The Denver Post)

Peter Forsberg sandbagged us.

He said both his chronically troublesome foot and conditioning were bad, so not to expect much in the Friday night Avalanche-Red Wings alumni game at Coors Field.

In the Avalanche's 5-2 win later, Forsberg, at 42, two years younger than Florida's Jaromir Jagr, actually showed enough flashes, enough hints, to trigger flashbacks to when — even on a star-studded roster and working against other elite players — he could take games over, most notably in his Hart Trophy 2002-03 season.

"It was fantastic just to be out there," he said.