Talk:Peter Forsberg
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Are the nicknames added by an anon legitimate? They look bizarre to me, but I haven't followed Forsberg's career. Advice from someone who knows would be appreciated. :) Jwrosenzweig 16:47, 5 Feb 2004 (UTC)
As a hockey interested swede I can say that "Foppa" is a nickname for Peter used nationwide in Sweden including sports news media. Although I think he is a "puck wizard" I haven't heard of it as a nickname specific to Peter, maybe someone from Colorado could comment on this :) Torgil 13:05, 18 Mar 2004 (CET)
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[edit] Peter Forsberg
Who wrote this article? A Red Wings Fan? Foppa from what I understand is a nickname for Forsberg much like Smitty for Smith. I've followed his career for nine years and never once heard him called Floppa. Further he's definately not noted for diving. Please consult ESPN or NHL.com and completely re-write this. It's an insult to what most experts consider the best player in a generation.
If it's an insult to Forsberg that you're looking for, you should check out some of the April 20th edits, which are now gone. However, the fact remains that there are plenty of people who accuse him of diving. I don't happen to think he does, but the accusations do exist. To give a particularly offensive example, see this. If you haven't heard about this stuff, that's not because it doesn't exist. Anyway, the whole point of the "diving" section is the accusations, and no statement of fact is made.
If you think it needs to be completely re-written, be my guest, though. Then maybe the trolls can attack your prose. TOO 23:50, 5 May 2004 (UTC)
He is called "Foppa" - atleast in Sweden. There is no question about it. Here are some examples from Swedish state television: [1] and some major Swedish newspapers (DN and Expressen): [2], [3], [4], [5] [6], [7] - Kricke, 27 Feb 2005.
Yup, if you say Forsberg here in Sweden no one knows who ur talking about. Say Foppa and people goes ahhh.--84.217.1.133 2 July 2005 02:20 (UTC)
He is, however, well known for his ability to "embelish" contact on the ice. While I don't feel it needs to be thrown into the article, I'd like to point out that a majority of fans outside of Denver and Philly would support this viewpoint. --155.45.81.25 18:14, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Joe Walls
anyone know who this Joe Walls guy is? Ive looked for him online and havent seen anything on him.
[edit] Vincenzo Foppa
I came here looking for the painter Vincenzo Foppa Can I write a redirect? Frury
- I turned the redirect page Foppa into a disambiguation and removed the top sentence. Briememory 18:09, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] One Point Per Game
This statement is untrue: "One of Forsberg most incredible accolades is that he is the only player in the NHL that has scored at least a point per game every season of his career"
Mike Bossy also scored at least a point per game as can be seen his stats: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Bossy
It's also a bit misleading since Forsberg's career hasn't been nearly as long as Wayne's or Mario's and both of those kept up their averages until their last seasons of play.
I'd edit the page but some fanboy will just come along and revert it.
