Tagged: Mats Sundin

Dear Mats, In the short time I’ve known you we’ve had a rocky relationship. I didn’t want you on my team, I didnt think you could do it, you were an ex-Leaf so I had cause to hate you, and in all I wasn’t happy you were stealing so much of my team’s money. It took me a long time to become “okay”, if you can say I really was okay, with the fact that you were a new Canuck, we’d put up with your drama, and you may be contributing something to this team. I wasn’t impressed with your...

Photo credit: CBC In a news conference in Sweden this morning, Mats Sundin announced his retirement. “It was a tough decision,” Sundin told reporters at a news conference at Stockholm’s Grand Hotel. “It’s sad to tell you today that my career as a pro hockey player is over.” Sundin played his last season with the Vancouver Canucks with mixed results. After sitting out half a season, it took him a while to get his game going. And in fact, he didn’t play his best games until near the end of the postseason. To that point, some Canucks fans will remember...

The Mats Sundin roller coaster ride continues. Today’s latest twist comes courtesy of Elliott Pap (Vancouver Sun): J.P. Barry, the agent for Mats Sundin, said today his client is not in contract talks with any National Hockey League team — and that includes the Vancouver Canucks. Barry was reacting to a report that the Canucks and Sundin were “said to be in negotiations” on a one-year deal “in the neighbourhood” of $2 million. “There are no negotiations involving Mats with any team at the present,” Barry told The Vancouver Sun. More from Pap: Canucks GM Mike Gillis has steadfastly maintained...

Sportsnet is reporting that the 38 year old recently married Swede might still return to don the Blue, White and Green. After a season that saw him turn down a 2 year 20 million dollar deal in favour for a 1 year 10 million dollar contract a lot of people, your truly included, thought Mats was going to hang up the skates after this year’s attempted return. The 38-year-old Swede is said to be in negotiations with the Canucks and could sign a contract valued in the neighborhood of $2 million to be the team’s second-line centre. Vancouver may be...

To this day, we still don’t know if Mats Sundin has decided to continue his NHL career, though tonight, Mike Brophy (via Sportsnet.ca) has this to share: The 38-year-old Swede is said to be in negotiations with the Canucks and could sign a contract valued in the neighborhood of $2 million to be the team’s second-line centre. Vancouver may be prepared to make a trade if it is necessary to fit Sundin under the salary cap, if necessary. One, if Sundin signs, it will – not if – be necessary to make a trade in order to fit him the...

For those still wondering about whether or not Mats Sundin will suit up this coming season, it seems like Sundin himself is still wondering (via Nucks Misconduct): Mats Sundin, 38, will retire with hockey. It states Upsala Nya Tidning referring to “reliable sources”. But the Cape itself deny. – I have not made up my mind, I take a decision in the autumn, “he told Sportbladet. Late yesterday published UNT information in the sports blog that one of Sweden’s greatest hockey careers are over. ‘Safe sources’ According to the newspaper has Mats Sundin decided to add skates on the shelf...