DENVER -- Colorado Avalanche forward Peter Forsberg plans to skate for about 10 minutes on Thursday, marking his first ice time since surgery to repair tendon damage in his left foot on Jan. 10.

update: Forsberg skated with relative ease his first time back on the ice. He made some soft cuts at first, then skated harder after a few minutes. Forsberg later took some laps around the rink, shot some pucks at the net and traded passes with Hinote up and down the ice for several minutes before heading off.
"I skated well and it's great to be out there," Forsberg said. "I didn't expect to feel 100 percent, but everything is going like we planned and we're going in the right direction."