Sundin ranks 29th in all-time GVT in the NHL and, adjusting for scoring levels, he is 17th on the all-time points list. He is the longest-serving European captain in NHL history. Among other amazing stats, he is one of only two players (with Marcel Dionne) to score 20 or more goals in his first 16 (!) seasons. Despite his lack of playoff success, he should be a slam-dunk Hall-of-Famer, and remembered...
... Charity Pays Off In 2003 some law firms downtown held a fundraising brunch where you could meet MatsSundin and Doug Gilmour. Luckily, my aunt worked for one of them and my dad and I were off to the Centre of the Universe to have a ridiculously overpriced meal at the Richtree Marche. Now, of course, I can't find the pictures but I laughed when I saw them. I stood between Doug Gilmour...
More photos » by NIKLAS LARSSON - AP Former NHL veteran MatsSundin makes a celebrity face-off before the game Detroit Red Wings v. St. Louis Blues, an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Stockholm. Blues Alexander Steen, left, and Red Wings Niclas Lidstrom. Browse more photos » [With Sweden already a month behind us, here's a final look back by our own DanGNR who attended...
from Lance Hornby of the Toronto Sun, Kaberle had modestly mentioned in the past his captaincy of the Czech national team and that he was one of MatsSundin’s deputies for many years, but he won’t outright lobby for the job. “I think a whole bunch of guys in here can step forward,” Kaberle said. “Whether you’re 19 or 35, you have something to say. When...
... break out), but the quiet and composed Kaberle is calling the plays at the faceoff circle the way MatsSundin used to.GOALTENDINGThis is a plus only marginally, but there is reason to believe that Jonas Gustavsson is the real deal. And Vesa Toskala's performance the last two games has been okay, which is better than it's been for a while.THE FUTUREIt may seem bleak now, and you may...
... I did and not playing with superstars like that - I had a cup of coffee with a few of them, like Mats [Sundin] in Toronto and [Joe] Sakic and [Peter] Forsberg out in Colorado - boy, when your best player is your hardest-working player, and you’ve got your three centermen and your goalie, who comes out early and stays on late, then it’s hard not to follow. They’ve done that. That’s...
... Gold member Mikael Samuelsson. The Canucks Swedish contingent has the same pull they had with MatsSundin. In the past Forsberg’s return to the NHL was influenced by the Avalanche a team he won two Stanley Cups with. However, with the retirement of Joe Sakic, and the Avalanche rebuilding, the Avalanche seem out of the equation which opens up the floor for other teams including the...
... I had written about Leafs-turned-Canucks before, but Kyle Wellwood’s battle against the bulge, and MatsSundin’s turncoat signing, didn’t generate near the response. My inbox – subject line: Raycroft – heard from many Blue and White supporters, who said the Canucks were doomed if Vigneault’s words proved prophetic. Then, earlier this week, Raycroft was asked about the strong defensive...
... THE EAST SINCE THE LOCKOUT EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE HICCOUGH...AND THAT OTHER ONE. GO SABRES! Till : MATSSUNDIN WAS AN INELIGIBLE PLAYER SO THOSE POINTS DON'T COUNT AND I THINK ALMO HAD A SKATE IN A CREASE DURING GAME 17, CAUSING THE FORFEITURE OF ALL POINTS AND NACHO-RELATED REVENUE AT THE ACC! GO SABRES! PPP: WHY DO LEAFS FANS BUY ALL OF THE TICKETS TO GAMES IN A CITY THAT INVENTED...
Sherola has won the two Marlies tickets for November 1. He/she was randomly selected from the comments left on this entry . Here's who Sherola named as his/her favourite favourite Maple Leaf of all-time. Captain Clutch, MatsSundin! Mats always gave his all and was a great leader. He will always be #1 in my books :) We miss you Mats! Sherola, I've sent you an email to get...
To get you in the mood for this weekend’s big Canucks vs. Leafs tilt, here are some of my favorite moments in this rivalry: No. 5 on my list is the line brawl that broke out in the 1994 Stanley Cup semi-finals after Doug Gilmour sucker punched Cliff Ronning. At no. 4, Donald Brashear pounds the crap out of Wade Belak. No. 3 is MatsSundin’s emotional return to the ACC as a member of the...
