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Burnside: Why Mats Sundin should leave Toronto
While Mats Sundin is the face of the Leafs franchise, Scott Burnside says the time has come for the big Swede to move on.
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Burnside: Playoffs not only thing at stake for Leafs
There is one sobering if little-discussed possibility heading into Saturday's Habs-Leafs tilt -- the fact this might be captain Mats Sundin's last game as a Toronto Maple Leaf.
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Fletcher's hiring will be for naught if he can't deal Sundin
There should be only one point to the Maple Leafs' hiring of Cliff Fletcher, and that's to move team captain Mats Sundin.
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Burnside: Forsberg and other rumblings from GMs meetings
Now that Peter Forsberg is out of the running, many NHL teams will go to Plan B, a plan that includes other viable trade options like Mats Sundin and Marian Hossa.
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If Sundin doesn't waive, Leafs should wave bye-bye to their captain
If Mats Sundin continues his stay-in-Toronto stance, the Maple Leafs' response needs to be strong -- take away his captaincy and tell him he's not coming back in 2008-09.
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Everyone's getting what they want in Toronto, and that's a bad thing
Everyone is getting what they want in Toronto. Mats Sundin will stay with an underachieving team that has no chance of making the playoffs, and fans get a 37-year-old captain who declined to help the...
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Forsberg wagering reputation, legacy on his latest NHL mission
In agreeing to return to the NHL, Peter Forsberg may have risked far more than the Avs. All Colorado put up was money and hope; Forsberg has wagered his reputation and legacy.
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Burnside: Sundin and the Canadiens would make an interesting pair
Not all the news at the draft was about young stars -- veterans such as Mats Sundin were in the mix too, writes Scott Burnside.
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Burnside: Who's left after Day 1 of free agency
When the first day of the free-agency period came to a close, only Mats Sundin could close his eyes and rest easily knowing there's a two-year, $20-million offer sitting on the table.
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Burnside: Grading Day 2 of free agency
Scott Burnside breaks down Day 2 of the free-agency period, including the signings of Marian Hossa and Sean Avery and the no-go move from Mats Sundin.
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Why wait until September? Here are our Summer Power Rankings
Here's a look at our summer power rankings with less than two months to go before the start of training camp.
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5 Things: The new Nikolai Zherdev, the old Pens and the struggling Stars
Is this the real Nikolai Zherdev we're seeing in New York? Should we really be surprised by the Penguins' start? Are the Stars really this bad? It's part of the 5 Things we want to know heading into...
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Burnside's 5 Things: Money and Sundin, coach of the year candidates and NHL...
Is it all about the money for Mats Sundin? Who are the front-runners for coach of the year? Parity in the NHL? Just a few of the things Scott Burnside is scratching his head over this week.
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Scott Burnside: Why this whole Mats Sundin saga has been one big sham
We waited and waited, and finally Mats Sundin made his decision. But the whole process has revealed Sundin to be the exact entity he insisted he wasn't 10 months ago -- a hired gun.
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Burnside: With Sundin's retirement, the Hall of Fame debate can begin
Now that Mats Sundin has announced his retirement, the Hall of Fame debate begins. And the fact that he never made it to the Cup finals could get in his way.
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