Comments on: A Farewell (Song) to Mats Sundin

By: paul

paul — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:45:34 +0000

he’s definitely going to come back to toronto now that we’ve added jeff finger and niklas hagman to the mix. in all seriousness, i don’t think he’ll retire, he wants to stay with the leafs but management has to make a commitment to put a competitive hockey team on the ice.

By: Amy Hachey

Amy Hachey — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:32:13 +0000

I’m not saying I’ll ever wear a Habs jersey, but I will always be a Mats Sundin fan. He as always been true to his word. When he told the Toronto media a million times over he wasn’t leaving he didn’t. At his age he is still an amazingingly skilled player and he is the reason why I am so passionate about hockey. I don’t care if he’s playing hockey on the moon. First the MLSE tries to drive him out of town after he said a billion times he didn’t want to be a rental player now his supposed “fans” are turning on him too? He deserves better period.

By: eyebleaf

eyebleaf — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:39:14 +0000

well done on the song.

i don’t think mats will retire. he had too good a season last year to hang em up. plus he’s getting married soon, so he could use the extra money to play a couple more years.

i have no problem seeing him go to montreal, detroit, hell, anywhere. like commenter Gagan, i think i might be as big a Sundin fan as I am a Leafs fan. i’m sick and tired of hearing people diss him over all of this crap. he owes the leafs nothing. he didn’t screw the franchise, not at all. he’s been a model of consistency for this franchise.

i want to see him win. i want to see him play with the type of talent (on montreal or detroit) that he’s never played with here in Toronto. but i also am holding out hope that he comes back to toronto, and continues to carry the torch, because it isn’t ready to be passed on yet.

By: AJ

AJ — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:04:26 +0000

Do I lose points if I use Madonna’s version to sing along to?

By: Blake Murphy

Blake Murphy — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:57:45 +0000

It’s a tough situation for him, for sure.

On one hand, he may have realized that his career lacks a ring, and now he wants one.

On the other, he may have just tired of the Leafs but isn’t ready to call it quits.

Regardless, he inadvertently screwed the franchise by leaving after refusing a trade. Change of heart or not, people will look back on it as a major coup. I mean, if he goes somewhere.

By: Gagan

Gagan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:42:25 +0000

If Sundin goes to the Habs, they will become my second favourite team during his tenure there. I just want to see the guy win a Stanley Cup, that’s all, is that too much to ask for. I know during his time with the Leafs it wasn’t supposed to happen, but now he’s (probably) not coming back to Toronto.

I may be a bigger Sundin fan than Leafs fan. Oh My.