Sundin still doesn't know what the !@$% he's doing

[Yzerfan1999 81]

I'm not too confident there is any truth to this.

Give it a couple hours...it may turn out to be the earliest breaking news ever...or it will be banished to the Rumur Mill.

[Doggy 130]

Give it a couple hours...it may turn out to be the earliest breaking news ever...or it will be banished to the Rumur Mill.

Yeah we'll see.

[zata40 3]

I was hoping he'd retire. That would make Lidstrom the likely captain of Team Sweden in 2010.

Ha! I was thinking that too!

[eva unit zero 271]

If true...

IN:

Demitra, Sundin

OUT:

Naslund, Morrison

I would argue Vancouver definitely is a better team than last year if it's true, just based on the movement of those four players. A healthy Mattias Ohlund (he missed chunks of last season injured and played through others injured) would also be a significant help.

If the Nucks do sign Sundin, and Ohlund can stay healthy, I can realistically see Vancouver competing for the division title. They and the Oilers would be the only team in the division that could claim to have improved in the offseason, and Edmonton's "improvement" is still questionable. Minnesota, a poor offensive team, lost two of their top three offensive forwards with no replacements. Vancouver would be upgrading their #3 and #4 options to players better offensively than their #1 option from last season.

If going from Naslund/Morrison to Demitra/Sundin adds 20 goals to Vancouver's total output, Vancouver wins the division. Of course, this would require Sundin to sign with Vancouver.

[Dabura 12,207]

Mats Sundin clearly plans on lifting a Stanley Cup replica bought from Ebay with his new found wealth and lesser celebrity status.

That is, if it's true.

This.

[Wings_Toledo 233]

How hot is Vancouver?

-- They are extremely hot. They want him.

thank you google translator, thank you

I, too, found this part extremely hilarious. I think someone found Vancouver's diary.

[Cern 0]

... and I actually thought the habs were going to snag him.

Maybe The Vancouver Luongos won't be as boring to wat.... Nah.

I take great satisfaction in being able to watch the Wings embarass the Canucks' 'rejuvenated' offense on their own ice come November

[Doggy 130]

Been doing some drudging and it seems maybe the source is credible. Blow is a proper translation from Aftonbladet.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=e...l%3Den%26sa%3DG

There's quite a bit of buzz going around about this however it all comes solely from the Swedish newspaper's report. I'm starting to believe this signing was just leaked prematurely to the DN in Sweden and we'll be hearing all about it soon.

We'll see.

[Doggy 130]

I was hoping he'd retire. That would make Lidstrom the likely captain of Team Sweden in 2010.

I remember him saying he would not play in the 2010 Olympics.

[GoOzzieGo 22]

Vancouver was 3 points out of a playoff spot last year. Is Sundin not worth 3 points? If not, why did so many on here lobby for him to come here?

If he can help get them into the playoffs....we've all seen it enough here of what a hot goalie can do in the playoffs. Luongo is quite capable of getting hot at the right time. Don't be so quick to count them out.

[Glubki 17]

TSN is reporting that the story was "completely false" according to Sundin's Rep...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=243880&amp...os=topStory_nhl

Edited July 20, 2008 by Glubki

[Guest mindfly]

wtf.. move this to rumours then, and we'll see what happens laters

I actually started to doubt it when aftonbladet removed the content of its article on mats sundin, they kept only the headline and the picture of him...

Blame all this fuzz on that reporter, who weren't really swedish either, "Dusan Umicevic" sounds slavic to me.

Edited July 20, 2008 by mindfly

[Guest Shoreline]

Baaahahaha. Poor Canuck fans.

[MacK_Attack 108]

Still sounds like a rumor at this stage to me. "ready" for Vancouver doesn't equate to a signing...

Anyhow, he might as well stay in Toronto for that matter, the Nucks could easily land last in the NW division. If he's going to go to a losing team, he might as well stay with the Leafs....

Toronto doesn't really want him back. They have to show interest because he's been their heart and soul and it's good for PR, but they want to compete for the 1st overall pick, and Sundin won't allow them to do that, especially since he won't agree to a trade.

I was hoping he'd retire. That would make Lidstrom the likely captain of Team Sweden in 2010.

Sundin told Henrik Lundqvist last year that he was already done playing for Sweden, regardless of his NHL status.

[miller76 463]

this thread needs to be disposed of. especially after the tsn reporting it was all false.

[Dabura 12,207]

To be honest, I kind of feel bad for the guy. Montreal, Vancouver, New York -- I'm sorry, but if he's in Cup-or-bust mode right now, he's almost definitely looking down the barrel of "bust" no matter which of his top suitors he sides with.

[rage 24]

To be honest, I kind of feel bad for the guy. Montreal, Vancouver, New York -- I'm sorry, but if he's in Cup-or-bust mode right now, he's almost definitely looking down the barrel of "bust" no matter which of his top suitors he sides with.

Maybe. I still don't feel sorry for him though!

[Dabura 12,207]

I just don't like seeing people like him in positions like his. He's a quality guy. As a hockey player, he's still got a ton of fight left in him.

[Guest Shoreline]

but they want to compete for the 1st overall pick

Wow, what total bulls***. Toronto was a lock for the playoffs and immediate cup contenders the moment they signed future HOFer Jeff Finger.

[rage 24]

Anyway, so I guess he didn't sign with the Nucks.

The drama continues! :thumbdown:

[eva unit zero 271]

Wow, what total bulls***. Toronto was a lock for the playoffs and immediate cup contenders the moment they signed future HOFer Jeff Finger.

Finger will be playing for the Marlies?

[Guest mindfly]

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/hock...ticle2940655.ab

Can't be arsed to translate it all, a little summary can be that he stated that another Olympic tournament is very far-fetched and not realistic at the moment, that the money does in fact still matter at age 37, says he got good offeres from toronto, montreal and vancouver, vancouver offer was obviously in its own class, money wise. And the only reason that he's waited so long is due to his motivation, which isn't at the top right now. Expect the earlierst answer next week but could wait until august.

Over&Out

[Holmstrom96Screens 0]

http://www.dagensnyheter.se/DNet/jsp/polop...72&a=806514

Omg mats, what have you done, you won't get a stanley over there :/

won't even get close enough to even sniff a stanley, let alone win one probably more accurate

I knew of Sundin and followed him since nearly his rookie season.

The only ones who ever brought the Nucks close to a stanley - in fact they got to sniff it but not win it - was Bure, Linden, Mogilny, and the like

and after Bure and them left/were traded Vancouver was never the same then and never hardly got to sniff being close to the SCF again after that

Sundin spent some years with the Nords and then all this time with Toronto and he couldnt do what said guys did with the Nucks

If he couldnt do it with the Nords or the Leafs......

but I know its all just rumor so far

but even still.

holy cow Batman.

Edited July 21, 2008 by Holmstrom96Screens

[lets go pavel 2]

I was just looking at ESPN.com to see if there were any more details on Sundin signing with Vancouver, and they have a caption saying we are still in the mix for his services ... not sure how the hell that's even possible? It's a "rumor central" story and I don't subscribe so I can't read it, but I thought maybe someone else here does and can check it out ... here's the link:

link

or

rumor central

[Slave 31]

what do pitts and dallas, the sharks and montreal have left under the cap?