Filip Forsberg

Filip Forsberg has scored as many goals against Washington as Martin Erat and Michael Latta scored in their Caps careers combined

Predators forward Filip Forsberg scored the 100th goal of his NHL career Tuesday night. But that wasn’t the only milestone he accomplished with the tally.

According to Capitals Radio’s Ben Raby, Forsberg’s second period goal was his sixth goal in seven career games against the team that drafted and later traded him. Forsberg’s six goals now equal the same amount of tallies Martin Erat and Michael Latta, the two players he was traded for, scored for Washington in a combined 175 games.

The trade was already considered a flop, but these numbers are staggering.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Filip Forsberg named alternate captain for Nashville Predators while Roman Josi named captain

At the start of his fourth full season playing for the Nashville Predators, Filip Forsberg‘s jersey will have a new addition. On Tuesday, Forsberg was named one of the Predators’ alternate captains as the team revamped their leadership group.

The Predators also promoted defenseman Roman Josi to captain. A year after earning a full-time “A” on his jersey, Josi will serve as the eighth captain in the team’s 19-year history. Josi replaces Mike Fisher who retired in August.

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By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago

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Facing elimination in the Stanley Cup Final, Predators star Filip Forsberg is struggling to create offense

NASHVILLE — A little past noon on Saturday, Filip Forsberg lay on the ice, leading his team in stretches during their practice here at Bridgestone Arena. He was contorted in a way few could manage, stick-handling a puck better than most players standing on two feet.

But despite his tremendous skill, Forsberg, 22, has just one point in the Stanley Cup Final, a matchup between his Nashville Predators and the Pittsburgh Penguins. (more…)

By Chris Gordon 6 years ago

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David Poile tried to talk Martin Erat out of trade demand ‘for basically two or three weeks’ before landing Filip Forsberg

With the Nashville Predators in the Stanley Cup Final, we are now learning even more context behind the worst trade in Capitals history.

From PK Subban to James Neal, Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston spoke to David Poile about all the big trades the Predators general manager has made to push the team over the top. That includes the April 3, 2013 swap with Washington for offensive dynamo Filip Forsberg.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Former Capitals draft pick Filip Forsberg is going to the Stanley Cup Final with the Nashville Predators

Back in 2012, the Washington Capitals were sitting pretty. With two early first-round picks in a deep draft, the Caps could select two players that could potentially put them over the top during the final years of Alex Ovechkin’s prime (aka right now).

With the 11th overall pick, the Capitals selected Filip Forsberg, the best European player in the draft, after he fell out of the top ten due to a run on defensemen. Five spots later, the Capitals went off the board to select Tom Wilson with the 16th overall pick.

The Capitals were fortunate to land Forsberg, but a year later, Capitals general manager George McPhee, assistant GM Brian MacLellan, and the rest of the team’s pro scouts agreed unanimously to trade him for Martin Erat and Michael Latta. Since then, Forsberg has turned into a superstar while Erat (KHL) and Latta (Rockford IceHogs) are no longer in the Caps organization. Meanwhile Tom Wilson remains a bottom six forward. The Forsberg trade is widely considered the worst trade in Capitals history.

Monday night after beating the Anaheim Ducks 6-3, the Predators earned their first Stanley Cup Final berth for the first time in franchise history. They are led by Forsberg and head coach Peter Laviolette (who the Capitals passed over to hire Barry Trotz).

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Sportsnet just burned Caps fans so bad with this Filip Forsberg stat

Congrats to Pontus Aberg of the Nashville Predators for scoring his first career playoff goal on Saturday night. Aberg was assisted by Preds star Filip Forsberg, which gave Sportsnet an opportunity to twist the knife in Caps fans just a little deeper.

Ugggggggh.

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By Peter Hassett 6 years ago

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Filip Forsberg scores on the Capitals again

Filip Forsberg has blossomed into one of the game’s best goal-scorers and dammit, it still hurts. Coming into Saturday’s game against Washington, Forsberg had scored a hat trick in consecutive games.

Today he scored again. Forsberg now has seven goals in his last three games.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Filip Forsberg scores hat trick in front of Billy Ray Cyrus

The Nashville Predators played the Calgary Flames Tuesday night and boy was it a weird game. Former Capitals prospect Filip Forsberg scored a hat trick on Flames goalie Brian Elliott. Forsberg scored on all three of his second period shots, which gave him his third career hatty. We can hear all of you groaning from here.

But the real news was who Forsberg accomplished this feat in front of: country-music legend Billy Ray Cyrus.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Nicklas Backstrom compares Filip Forsberg to Alex Ovechkin

Filip Forsberg is a weapon on the ice. In just two seasons in the NHL, he’s become one of the league’s most prolific goal-scorers, with 33 tallies last year and 26 in his rookie campaign.

Now the newly minted 22-year-old has been compared to Alex Ovechkin, one of the greatest scorers of all-time. It’s just one more stab in back for Caps fans by reporters who refuse to forget Forsberg’s trade for Martin Erat in 2013 by former Caps general manager George McPhee. Oh wait.

“He reminds me of playing with Alex with his quick release,” Nicklas Backstrom, who centers Ovechkin and has played with him his entire NHL career, told Dan Rosen of NHL.com on Friday. “He loves shooting the puck. He loves to go to the net. He loves creating stuff. In that way he reminds me of Ovi.”

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By Chris Gordon 7 years ago

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Nicklas Backstrom scores off giant rebound for his first World Cup of Hockey goal

The Swedes have narrowed the gap on Team North America. Down two goals late in the first period, the Swedes got a power play opportunity and your favorite blonde NHL center Nicklas Backstrom one-timed a rebound past John Gibson. Former Caps draft pick Filip Forsberg got the assist.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 years ago

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