Mats Sundin's waiting game - Michael Farber - SI.com

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Out of the Sundin sweepstakes? Good
Published 7/1/2008 by George James Malik at Red Wings Snapshots - MLive.com
... for high-priced free agents like Mats Sundin and Marian Hossa. Sports Illustrated's Michael Farber agrees for a very simple reason; the Wings' Swedes are a chummy bunch, and Sundin's a bit of a "loner": July 1, Sports Illustrated : Prior to trading Sundin's rights to Montreal -- the [Toronto Maple] Leafs get nothing because the Canadiens failed to sign him before July 1 -- interim general manager Cliff Fletcher was ready to pay $7 million for one year. That offer now looks as quaint as a Commodore 64. Mike Gillis, the Vancouver Canucks new GM, was willing to go $20 million for ...

Puck Daddy Open Thread: Whatcha gonna do when free-agency mania runs wild on you, brother?
Published 7/1/2008 by Greg Wyshynski at Puck Daddy
... the comments of this post with breaking trade and free-agent news that you receive from your web of anonymous sources the TSN free agent tracker. Remember: The foundation of a democracy is an informed public. Well, that and saying your prayers, eating your vitamins, and knowing that you should try to body slam Andre the Giant at the end of the match instead of the beginning (thanks, Wrestlemania III). Mats Sundin isn't really going to get $20 million over two years, is he?