As most of you are probably already aware, the Montreal Canadiens have exclusive talking rights to Mats Sundin until July 1st, at which time he’ll be an Unrestricted Free Agent. The probably of landing such a player is very low, but it seems Gainey is still going after the Toronto stud who’s been the face of that franchise for a very long time.
Their are many reports that Gainey himself will be flying to Sweden to meet with Sundin face to face, but according to TSN analyst, Bob Mackenzie, this is probably not the case as Gaineys talking rights can only go so far, and stalking players is not covered under those.
I haven’t decided whether I would be happy with this, or not, as it’s a double edged sword. One one hand, he’s a solid player who comes out every night and plays like it’s his last. He’s been a dominating player in the league for years, and always produces. On the other hand, we’d most likely only be able to sign him to a one year contract, and that of course is if he doesn’t retire in this off season.
So you see, it’s up in the air at the moment. Talks with Sundin by Gainey will be done this week, so we’ll hopefully know sooner than later.
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