Mats Sundin's Indecision Part of an Increasing Trend for Veteran Players

After the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup in the summer of '07, two players on their roster decided to hang up the skates—or did they? Both Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermeyer pondered for several months over the course of the offseason and well into the next whether or not to walk away from the great game for good.  Niedermeyer announced 28 games into the '07 season (December) that he would return for the remainder of the season.  It wasn't until late January of '08 that Teemu had made his decision to return for the remainder of the season with the Ducks.  Now it seems like the process has begun all over again involving another player and another team—Mats Sundin and the storied Toronto Maple Leafs.  At the conclusion of a season where Mats' play had been spectacular despite the woes of the franchise and many front office changeovers, Sundin was unclear on his playing future.  Since then, there has been intense media speculation about what the veteran ... (link)