TSN reports as many as four teams have tabled offers for Mats Sundin, including one undisclosed team that is dangling a whopping $10
million per year on a multi-year contract.
For Canadiens fans, echoes of Brendan Shanahan and Daniel Brière.
$10 million for a 37-year-old player? WTF!
Advice for Bob Gainey from that old world-weary general manager Kenny Rogers:
You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em,
Know when to walk away and know when to run ...
Mats to Montreal: Thanks so much for driving the price up.
If we're going to follow the (appropriate) gambling analogy, you also have to concede that sometimes you just have to play for the river card. You can be smart and tactical up to a point. But if that's all you do, you'll never be the last person at the table. You have to occasionally make an all-in play for that all-or-nothing river card. And Gainey just doesn't have the guts for that kind of high-stakes play. As a gambler, and as a GM, he's overrated.
"Just because you are wearing a new Maple Leafs sweater, does not mean you make the rules around here, young man."
Sundin a classy Guy? I think not!
J.P. Barry, has said that Montreal is going in a different direction! That's funny. Montreal was not until today I guess. This different direction came about today. Yeah Right!!!!
Both Sundin & Barry are CRAP. Gainey should have got the hint that Montreal was not on Sundins list when he did not want to meet face to face with Gainey.
SUNDIN IS TRASH................
Chicago signs UFA defenceman Brian Campbell to an 8 year deal worth $56.8-million
Campbell gets $7.1m per year. Wonder what Streit - another puck moving defenseman - will command.
Sundin's agent, J.P. Barry, has said that Montreal is going in a different direction.
Rolston and Roscival would be fine with me.
I think Boone has opened a new thread at the top of the main page that he intends to just update. He has made a couple of additions so far. I am not sure though.
Boone should have used the live-blog format for this, but it's too late to start now.
that Boone fella seems like a smart dude, he'll not make the same mistake twice.
LMAO another line of comedy is just fine :)
was just watching TSN .agent for sundin says HABS going in other direction on sundin.
David: I heard him say the same thing. I wonder what that meant.
Huh?
Lalime to Buffalo Confirmed.
I am glad it was slow work day.... I wonder if 5 hours straight of refreshing is a skill I can bring to my mid year review. See yeah ladies & gents, I'll check back later!
Suddenly quiet on this thread. Did Gainey trade all of the other fans? heh
Mais non, Gainey is Chief sitting still.
buy out Dandi to free some cashola
For what - We have plenty right now... not that we couldn't put it toward Halak salary, but we still have around $10.5 million free
Gainey has already said he won't buy him out.
Yeah but we all know we can't trust Gainey. Says any shit that pops into his head. :)
LMAO too funny
not surprised ... HABS dont buy out players (have more respect then that)
cant say that about the LAFFS NATION
actually they bought out two before last season Cullimore and a Finn who's name I won't attempt to spell.
Salmelainen, Tony....too many vowels.
Leafs signed him to play with the Marlies.
The Finns have too many vowels, the Czechs have too many consonants, why don't we put them together in a box and jumble them up? ;) lol
They bought out Breezer three years ago, but that's different, LOL.
For what it's worth, Fan590 and Hockeybuzz repoting Laffs are talking to Redden and McCabe is bye-bye
They're stuck with McCabe. Whether he plays or not, they're paying him full salary. Redden can find a better situation then TOR.
Yup, the pucking Leafs dog next door just confirmed.