You know, for about as long as it typically takes him to spin an NHL defenseman's jock like a dreidel, I found myself astonished that Filip Forsberg showed up to World Championships mid-tournament and immediately started ripping completely unnecessary one-handed wristers from the goal line. After all, we are talking about an event that hosts a fairly high-caliber of competition. It was only after that half second passed that I realized where he just came from, the Stanley Cup playoffs, and what he was doing while he was there....
Filip Forsberg completely stole the spotlight in sharing hockey's biggest stage with players who worked their asses off for their entire lives to earn the opportunity. He basically used the long, treacherous road to championship glory to pop some proverbial wheelies, and - while his team came up short - he unquestionably shifted it into an another gear towards stardom. Speaking strictly from a comparative standpoint, he almost had no choice but to land in Denmark for a lesser tournament with a more extensive bag of tricks. There are plenty of crafty, flashy, and creative players in the NHL, but not all of them are showmen in the way that the Nashville Predators' endlessly skilled winger is. Just like any great performer, he's trying out his more risqué material in a situation with lower stakes. It's insane to think about, but it's a credit to his talent that a competition for international supremacy is the most fitting of place to bust out the moves that everyone else reserves for the portion of open hockey that is played with a buzz on.
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