Filip Forsberg has been a huge reason why the Nashville Predators are knocking on the door for a playoff spot this season under first-year coach Andrew Brunette.
The 29-year-old center has 28 points in 24 games, including a team-leading 13 goals. New general manager Barry Trotz indicated that the Predators were going to be an offensive-oriented team when he hired Brunette. That style has Forsberg on pace for one of the best scoring campaigns of his 12-season NHL career.
Forsberg appeared on ESPN’s “The Drop” this week to chat with Arda Ocal and Greg Wyshynski about a variety of topics, ranging from the NHL to “best on best” tournaments to his ownership of an MLS team to his famous mustache.
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ESPN: When a new coach like Andrew Brunette comes in, how much conversation is there during the offseason between him and the players?
Forsberg: It’s obviously happened before for us, when [Peter] Laviolette took over from Barry Trotz, a handful of years ago. But this one was a little different, obviously, with it happening kind of later in the summer. Like we didn’t really know what was gonna happen: If John [Hynes] was gonna come back or not. It ended up being a fairly late into the summer decision.
I was here in town when Coach Bruno was announced with the press conference. That was the first time I met him. Then there were just a few conversations over the phone throughout the summer. Just trying to get a little bit of a feel for who he was as a person, but also as a coach. It’s been a good transition.
ESPN: Did you almost have a heart attack when you heard Barry Trotz of all people say that you guys are going to be in an offensive team under Brunette?
Forsberg: I mean, it’s a little change obviously from [Trotz], right? You didn’t know what to expect when he was coming back. But I think the mix of…
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Author : Arda Ocal and Greg Wyshynski
Publish date : 2023-12-05 18:06:45
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