[blueandwhite]

it's just getting to be too much.
Sundin spoke yesterday - !!! - and said he will have a decision re where he is going if he is going anywhere by the end of this month or the beginning of next.
He says vancouver's offer is flattering for such an old dude and he likes the money and montreal has also offered up a pretty tray of goodies - but he still hasn't ruled out Toronto - which "feels like home".
Get off the pot Mister Sundin. I hate this Newsflash - Nothing's decided yet! stuff. For some reason i was okay when he was just deciding to retire or come back to TO but now he's pondering his many (ridiculous) offers and it's starting to smack of diva.
Mape leafs have held off on naming a new captain - I say if Sundin does turn us down and either go east or west - captainship should go to Kaberle.

[blueandwhite]

and hey speaking of captains - leafs are honouring two other captains, Clark and Gilmour. nhl.com says they are "perhaps the two most beloved Toronto Maple Leafs over the course of the past 25 years" - and that is true.
Clark's ceremoney will be held prior to the Maple Leafs’ November 22 game against the Chicago Blackhawks, and Gilmour will be recognized January 31 when the Pittsburgh Penguins come into town.
The respective #17 and #93 banners for Clark and Gilmour will join those of Syl Apps, Ted Kennedy, Walter ‘Turk’ Broda, Johnny Bower, Tim Horton, George Armstrong, Charlie Conacher, Frank Mahovlich, Darryl Sittler, Clarence ‘Hap’ Day, Leonard ‘Red’ Kelly and Borje Salming.
Remember Toronto doesn't retire numbers until they die - and maybe not even then.

[Lefty Noob]

Do you remember the day when these guys would quietly deliberate their futures, make an official announcement and stick with it? I do. Barely. But retirement drama is quickly becoming the most annoying thing in all of sports. Like you said, it smacks of diva.

[blueandwhite]

when Sundin's doing it - it's just gone too far.
remember when hockey players just retired and became bar owners? those were the days.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Do you remember the day when these guys would quietly deliberate their futures, make an official announcement and stick with it? I do. Barely. But retirement drama is quickly becoming the most annoying thing in all of sports. Like you said, it smacks of diva.

I kinda like it ...I think the off-season needs a little drama...

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

I kinda like it ...I think the off-season needs a little drama...

To each their own, I suppose.

[blueandwhite]

I say, let the other guys have the drama- we need some consistency. And a captain.

[blueandwhite]

Vancouver GM Mike Gillis believes the race is between the Canucks and Toronto. If you can call it a race - I guess it's more like a sitting outside and waiting for the doors to open. then waiting to see if you're allowed in.
A quote from the GM on why he thinks Vancouver has an advantage:
"I think we offer a unique opportunity and one that presents some different options."
Gee how quaint, calling it a "unique opportunity", eh? Just say it: Tons Of Cash.

[glenn]

well thats no good. I hoped montreal would land him. That might've secured the conference final. Oh well, some of the clerks in Vancouver have offered him stuff. A deli offered him a year supply of swedish meatballs and a Volvo dealership offered him a car, no joke. But I think he could afford those things on his own. Good tactics though.

[blueandwhite]

You are kidding.
those vancouverites- they have no shame!!

[Oli Jokinen!]

Oh wow Swedish meat balls! I know Sundin is coming there now!!!
The car isn't a bad idea but I think Sundin doesn't like to pay the gas money.

[blueandwhite]

soft deadline for Mats to speak: Friday.
Just kill me now.

[Oli Jokinen!]

Originally Posted by blueandwhite

soft deadline for Mats to speak: Friday.
Just kill me now.

Okay I will.

[blueandwhite]

I meant that metaphorically.

[blueandwhite]

so now they are saying there are 6 teams in the running for Mats.
his agent has now said tomorrow's soft deadline for Mats to make the announcement will be regarding whether he will pay at all, not who he will be playing with.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!