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Berger:  Wing Players Campaigning For Sundin

by IwoCPO on 02/22/08 at 12:16 PM ET
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Updated 1513:  Khan(!) reporting that Holland is refuting Berger’s original report that the Wing players are pushing for Sundin.  See below.

Updated 1501:  Sportsnet is confirming that Leaf GM Cliff Fletcher has met with both McCabe and Sundin, as well as their agents.  Details at the bottom of this post.

Howard Berger, on Toronto’s Fan 590, just said that he’s spoken with a member of the Wing organ-I-zation who told him the players are making a push for Mats Sundin.  He made a point to say that those players aren’t just Swedes.

Also, via Sportsnet...looks like there’s something going on in Toronto.

Neither Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin nor defenceman Bryan McCabe were on the ice at the team’s practice this morning at Lakeshore Lions Arena.

There are unconfirmed reports that McCabe had a brief meeting with general manager Cliff Fletcher and immediately left the facility.

Image courtesy of Edicius at LGW.

Something to consider: if the players are pushing for a deal, then Zetterberg’s one of them.  Would he be willing to accept, for instance, 5/year instead of 7 if Holland can swing a deal for Sundin then sign him for two years?

FYI:  the Wedding Singer just posted this:

“According to a Source, Sundin and McCabe are NOT on the Ice for Today’s Leafs practice that is ongoing.

Another source heard that McCabe is talking to Fletcher, although it could not BE confirmed.”

Yeah Dwayne. The source is called “Sportsnet”.

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Speaking of Sportsnet, they’re reporting that Cliff Fletcher has met with all interested parties.

TORONTO—Decision time is looming for Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin. And his teammate Bryan McCabe.

Both players have had meetings with interim Leafs GM Cliff Fletcher as the 3 p.m. ET NHL trade deadline approaches Tuesday. And both players have no-movement clauses in their contracts which helps them control their fate.

“Yes I had a meeting with Mats (Thursday) and I met with his agent J.P. Barry this morning,” Fletcher told The Canadian Press on Friday. “And yes I met with Bryan McCabe this morning.

“But at this point, that’s all I’m going to say. The process is ongoing.”

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Ansar Khan(!), Deep Digger Captain, contacted Ken Holland regarding Berger’s original report and everyone’s denying everything.

Wings general manager Ken Holland, coach Mike Babcock and several players dismissed a report out of Toronto claiming several Wings are pushing Holland to acquire Leafs captain Mats Sundin. 

“The thing about it is there’s a cost and a reward factor. I don’t see that happening, I don’t think that’s going to happen in Detroit,’’ Babcock said. “I could be hugely mistaken. But to me, when you’re Mr. Fletcher (Leafs GM Cliff) and you go to go to the media and tell them what you got for this guy, who’s been the face of your franchise, it’s not coming from Detroit. Because we’re not giving up that.’‘

Exactly.  Thanks Mike.

As for Holland?

Holland said no player has approached him requesting he make a deal for Sundin

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