from Tim Panaccio of CSNPhilly,

His greatest success came not with the Flyers, but with the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he won two Stanley Cups.

While Peter Forsberg had just a brief stay here -– a mere 100 games where he registered 115 points -– it was nonetheless remarkable that the player they lovingly called “Foppa” was still amazing on the ice, even though he had a congenital deformity in his right foot....

On Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Flyers will recognize Forsberg’s 22-year hockey brilliance on North American and European ice, as well as his inclusion into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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