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Sundin Decision Sometime In August
by Paul on 07/30/08 at 08:30 PM ET
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J.P. Barry was just on Team 1040 in Vancouver and said Sundin has yet to decide if he wants to play.
The timeframe for his decision is not August 1st, it is sometime in August. As Barry said, anytime in August, sometime before training camp starts.
Barry thinks more teams will get involved if Mats decides to play and right now it is six teams that have interest. Teams have called him and said, we will make room if you give us some time.
Barry said the Rangers are one team that will not go away and Detroit is not in the running.
added 9:22pm, from David Shoalts of the Toronto Globe and Mail,
The Canucks have that $10-million-a-year offer, but Sundin has never been motivated by money and it is hard to believe he would be willing to put up with all that travel on a non-contender.
So that may leave it between the Leafs and Rangers, who have cap room but are not a surefire Cup contender.
In any event, Sundin has to decide soon. A lot of NHL GMs are on vacation right now, but in the next couple of weeks, arbitration decisions on players will start coming in and the GMs will have to finalize their rosters. They simply won’t have time to wait any longer for Sundin’s decision.
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Could I be any more sick of hearing about this guy? I don’t think so! I really don’t care if he plays, if he doesn’t, how many teams are involved, how much money he is getting...every time I go to a hockey related website or blog or turn on TSN or Sportsnet I have to hear all of the speculation...I will take interest when he signs, until then I’m boycotting all things Sundin!
Posted by Mac from Canada on 07/31/08 at 06:49 AM ET
Basically the samr breakdown I did can be found at TSN.
Posted by Paul from Motown Area on 07/31/08 at 07:01 AM ET
Could I be any more sick of hearing about this guy? I don’t think so! I really don’t care if he plays, if he doesn’t, how many teams are involved, how much money he is getting...every time I go to a hockey related website or blog or turn on TSN or Sportsnet I have to hear all of the speculation...I will take interest when he signs, until then I’m boycotting all things Sundin!
Non-football-fan Americans would like to trade with you for Brett Favre. At least Sundin himself has been quiet - and he’s a free agent, instead of being under contract. 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/31/08 at 07:11 AM ET
Non-football-fan Americans would like to trade with you for Brett Favre. At least Sundin himself has been quiet - and he’s a free agent, instead of being under contract.
My problem isn’t with Sundin himself, and I don’t consider his situation to be anything close to the Favre circus, it’s more with the media and such and all the specuation...there’s only so many rumoured destinations and terms of contracts and decision dates one person can take! I wish we all could just wait for him to make a decision and talk about it then!
Posted by Mac from Canada on 07/31/08 at 09:35 AM ET
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Ah hell, for all we know, Sundin, Sakic, and Selanne are ALL waiting till the start of training camp to announce their intentions.
Personally? All of them should just retire and get on with themselves.
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 07/30/08 at 10:08 PM ET