Mats Sundin

RUMORS CAN BE A VERY UGLY THING…AND I THINK IT’S ABOUT TIME WE HAD ONE…
THE HOTTEST RUMOR SURROUNDING MATS SUNDIN GOES LIKE THIS…
THE NEW YORK RANGERS ARE SAID TO BE SHOPPING AROUND SCOTT GOMEZ IN AN EFFORT TO GET ENOUGH CAP SPACE TO SIGN SUNDIN…
ON THE TOP OF THE LIST IS SAID TO BE…THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS…
NOW BEFORE YOU DISMISS IT AS LITTLE MORE THAN THE RAVINGS OF SOME BLOGGER ON CRACK…
LOOK AT THE FACTS…
GOMEZ HAS A LIMITED “NO TRADE” CLAUSE…
TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH IT MEANS AT THE END OF THE SEASON HE HANDS THE RANGERS A LIST OF 3 TEAMS THAT WILL NOT ACCEPT A TRADE TO…
AS FAR AS WE KNOW…THE CANUCKS ARE NOT ON THAT LIST…
FOR THE RECORD…CHRIS DRURY HAS A “NO MOVEMENT” CLAUSE IN HIS CONTRACT WHICH MEANS HE’S NOT GOING ANYWHERE…
GOMEZ HAS 5 YEARS LEFT ON HIS DEAL WITH THE RANGERS AND WILL MAKE $8 MILLION THIS SEASON…
THE CANUCKS ARE ONE OF ONLY A FEW TEAMS THAT HAVE THE CAP SPACE...THE ASSETS AND THE OWNERSHIP TO MAKE THIS DEAL WORK…
THE KEY IS THE ASSETS…
HOW MUCH WOULD VANCOUVER GM MIKE GILLIS GIVE UP FOR A 29 YEAR OLD CENTER WHO SCORED JUST 16 GOALS LAST YEAR AND COLLECTED A MERE 70 POINTS…
CERTAINLY NOT A FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE…
BUT THAT IS PROBABLY WHAT GENERAL MANAGER GLEN SATHER IS LOOKING FOR…SO THERE’S THAT…
BUT THE REAL ISSUE IS SUNDIN…
SO FAR HE STILL HAS NOT SAID HE WANTS TO PLAY THIS SEASON…LET ALONE PLAY IN NEW YORK…
BUT WITH TRAINING CAMP JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY…CLEARLY A DECISION IS ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY…
THAT WAS THE CASE WITH JOE SAKIC…
TODAY SAKIC SIGNED A ONE YEAR DEAL WITH THE AVALANCHE…
OTHER UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS ARE EXPECTED TO FOLLOW…
BRENDAN SHANAHAN IS TALKING TO ST.LOUIS…
GLEN MURRAY IS TALKING TO NASHVILLE…
AND MARK PARRISH IS TALKING TO THE CANUCKS…THE DEVILS…THE ISLANDERS AND THE SENATORS…
20 YEARS AGO WHEN THE OILERS TRADED WAYNE GRETZKY WE LEARNED TWO THINGS…
THE FIRST IS ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE…
AND SECOND…EVERY TRADE STARTS WITH A RUMOR

Mats Sundin

IT’S OFFICIAL…
OLIVER STONE HAS AGREED TO WRITE AND DIRECT “THE MATS SUNDIN STORY”…
THIS SAGA HAS NOW PRODUCED MORE CONSPIRACY THEORIES THAN THE MOON LANDING…
HERE’S THE LATEST…
SUNDIN WILL PLAY THIS SEASON WITH THE NEW YORK RANGERS…
THE STORY COMES FROM LARRY BROOKS OF THE NEW YORK POST…WHO SAYS SUNDIN HAS…IN HIS WORDS…”DECLARED HIS INTEREST IN PLAYING FOR THE RANGERS THIS SEASON”…
HOWEVER BROOKS DOES NOT NAME HIS SOURCES…ONLY THAT THEY ARE…QUOTE…”WELL CONNECTED”…
ACCORDING TO BROOKS THE RANGERS PLAN TO PLAY SUNDIN ON A LINE WITH MARKUS NASLUND AND NIKOLAI ZHERDEV…
THERE’S JUST ONE LITTLE PROBLEM…
THE RANGERS HAVE ONLY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS IN CAP SPACE…
THEIR TWO TOP CENTERS SCOTT GOMEZ AND CHRIS DRURY EACH MAKE OVER $ 7 MILLION A SEASON…BUT THEY BOTH HAVE NO TRADE CLAUSES…
IN THE SUMMER THE RANGERS SIGNED WADE REDDEN AND MICHAL ROZISVAL TO ANCHOR THEIR BLUELINE…
BOTH WERE UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS…AND BOTH GOT LONG TERM CONRACTS…
REDDEN WILL BE PAID $6.5 MILLION A SEASON…ROZISVAL WILL GET $5 MILLION…
SO UNLESS THE RANGERS ARE WILLING TO BLOW UP THEIR TEAM IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS…SUNDIN IS NOT GOING TO NEW YORK…
BROOKS ALSO CLAIMS HIS SOURCES TELL HIM…PHILADELPHIA IS SUNDIN’S SECOND CHOICE…
HOWEVER THE FLYERS HAVE MORE CAP PROBLEMS THAN THE RANGERS AND WILL HAVE TO DUMP AT LEAST A MILLION DOLLARS IN SALARY BEFORE THE START OF THE SEASON…
THE STORY HAS ONE MORE TWIST…ACCORDING TO BROOKS…
SUNDIN HAS NO INTEREST IN PLAYING FOR THE CANUCKS…THE LEAFS OR THE CANADIANS…
THE AGENT FOR SUNDIN…J.P. BARRY DENIES ALL OF IT…
ACCORDING TO BARRY...MATS SUNDIN HAS STILL NOT DECIDED IF HE IS GOING TO PLAY THIS SEASON…AND THE TWO HAVE NOT EVEN DISCUSSED WHICH TEAM HE WANTS TO PLAY FOR…
IN THE MEANTIME BARRY NOW SAYS THERE ARE NOW JUST 5 TEAMS IN THE RUNNING…INCLUDING THE CANUCKS…
IF IT ALL FEELS LIKE YOU’VE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE…YOU’RE RIGHT…YOU HAVE…
SO UNTIL SUNDIN FINALLY MAKES UP HIS MIND…WE’LL ALL BE A LOT BETTER OFF SPENDING OUR TIME WATCHING BATMAN