thestar.com - 12/18/2008
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Jim Morris THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER – Mats Sundin has chosen the West Coast over the Big Apple. The free-agent centre signed with the Canucks today, ending months of speculation about where he would end up – or if he would even return to the NHL. Sundin had considered retirement following ...
pensionplanpuppets.com - 12/19/2008
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pensionplanpuppets.com —
Well, it looks like it is official:
Mats Sundin is a Vancouver Canuck . Naturally, the above...
reaction will not be universal. I got the news after just after I got home when I checked my e-mail only to find an explosive press ...
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The Ghost Of You Lingers
nypost.com - 12/19/2008
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nypost.com —
IN the end, Mats Sundin made like Woodward
and Bernstein following Deep Throat's advice. He followed the...
money. The 37-year-old free agent center followed the money to Vancouver, accepting a pro-rated $10 million deal from the Canucks instead of...
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NO SHOCK, SUNDIN FOLLOWED THE MONEY
totalprosports.com - 12/19/2008
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totalprosports.com —
Total Pro Sports - After six long months,
all the doubts are over to what team he...
will be joining. Mats Sundin has officially agreed to a contract with the Vancouver Canucks . Mats Sundin main goal was to win a Stanley Cup, we don't understand how he will do this with the Vancouver Canuck. ...
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Mats Sundin Officially a Canuck!
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Mats Sundin Signs with Vancouver Canucks
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Mats Sundin has signed with the Vancouver Canucks.
This isn't Penguins-related, but it does end the excruciatingly long wait.
The choices for Sundin came down to Vancouver or the New York Rangers.
The long-time Leafs captain will return to his former home as a member of the opposition when the Leafs play the Canucks in Toronto on February 21st.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but I would assume it is a one year deal.
The Sundin signing gives the Canucks the ...
This Is Not Sour Grapes ...
Scotty Hockey —
... But it will sound like it. Mats Sundin's statement that "the Vancouver opportunity was simply the best overall fit" is a complete and utter lie. If I was a Vancouver fan, I would be upset. Sundin is a mercenary trying to ride into town as a hero. ...
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Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 12/18/2008
The Vancouver Canucks signed free agent center Mats Sundin on Thursday. "I am truly excited to be joining the Canucks," Sundin said. "Once I made the decision to return to play a few weeks ago, the Vancouver opportunity was simply the best overall ...
