Simply put Sakic + Forsberg + Foote = Better than your team
I live in Pittsburgh dood. Malkin + Crosby + Hossa + Malone + Gonchar + Sykora = Better than your team. You might want to rephrase that one lol.
Forsberg is flat out just taking up a roster spot on the Avalanche right now. He can still be a great impact player, but only if he is healthy. And the only way he is going to get healthy is by taking time away from the game to heal. I mean for God's sake he hasn't played a full season in how long exactly?
Don't get me wrong, I do like the Avalanche. I remember when they still had Adam Deadmarsh(who still has one of the best last names in hockey history), But this move was born strictly out of desperation. I mean, this is the same guy who said like two months ago he would not be playing in the NHL this season because he still is having ankle problems.
While I understand your views that with a healthy Sakic, Smyth, Svatos, Hejduk, Forsberg, Stastny the Avalanche can be a legit contender. But I also look at it realistically. Forsberg is constantly hurt. Smyth is out. Svatos is out. Hejduk is a ghost of his former self. Stastny and Sakic are really the only bright spots right now and quite frankly, the only reason why they are still in the race right now.