Mats Sundin Is a Maple Leaf...and Should Stay a Maple Leaf

 
It is a disturbing trend to see and hear the many Leaf fans and media alike trying to toss captain Mats Sundin overboard as if this season's fiasco is his fault.  This guy has been in the Leaf family for a long time and has poured his heart and soul into the Toronto franchise. Does he deserve this treatment? Perhaps he is better off somewhere else, but that is up to him to decide. If you are married and have kids would you abandon them when the going got tough? I doubt it...if you did you would be an asshole, or even worse, an Ottawa bandwagon-jumper, I mean Senators fan. Leaf fans are loyal, maybe to a fault, but that is what being a part of Leaf Nation is all about. We know we haven’t won since 1967...we have been reminded of that a couple times over the last 40 years. But when the team finally wins, all the years of staying loyal will pay off in a big way. As Mats said himself, it’s about the journey to the Cup, not just winning it. To all those fans ... [link]

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