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Mats Sundin Tribute thread.....

dm_for_pm said:
Zanzibar Buck-Buck McFate said:
This is a must-read:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/article/1129565--dimanno-mats-sundin-returns-for-maple-leafs-tribute-with-no-regrets

?People ask me all the time: Are you bitter about not winning a Stanley Cup? Of course I wish that had happened. I wish if for myself and for the city. But the best thing that ever happened to me in my life was coming to Toronto. It?s something you really don?t realize until you?re retired ? the career that you?ve had, what you?ve been a part of.

?I wouldn?t change it for the world. I wouldn?t trade in my 13 years as a Leaf, even for a Stanley Cup ring.??
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I wouldn't trade Mats' 13 years as a leaf for a Stanley up ring.
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IMO, he's the best player in NHL history never to win a cup.
 
Tomas Kaberle will be the Habs' participant in tonight's ceremonial faceoff.  Classy move of the team.
 
Here's my one of kind, custom made Sundin jacket. I will wear it tonight at the game, and probably at the outdoor game and then retire it. When I bought the iron ons the manager told me theyve never sold just the iron ons and they only sold it to me because I work there, so im pretty sure its an original.

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Tonight will be very memorable. Honouring the best player ive ever seen don the Maple Leaf.

Congrats,  Mats
 
CarltonTheBear said:
RobDM said:
Tomas Kaberle will be the Habs' participant in tonight's ceremonial faceoff.  Classy move of the team.
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Yup, that's pretty great.
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I've been hoping that this was going to happen ever since the Kaberle to Montreal trade happened. This makes me happy. I wonder if Gill is going to be involved at all as well.
 
Gilmour wrote a short piece about Sundin in The Sun:

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/10/gilmour-mats-was-one-of-a-kind
 
CarltonTheBear said:
Gilmour wrote a short piece about Sundin in The Sun:

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/02/10/gilmour-mats-was-one-of-a-kind
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There's one by CuJo there too, called him a viking!
 
puckhog78 said:
Here's my one of kind, custom made Sundin jacket. I will wear it tonight at the game, and probably at the outdoor game and then retire it. When I bought the iron ons the manager told me theyve never sold just the iron ons and they only sold it to me because I work there, so im pretty sure its an original.

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Tonight will be very memorable. Honouring the best player ive ever seen don the Maple Leaf.

Congrats,  Mats
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Hey, you still have time to wash out those mustard stains on the front of your jacket before tonight's game.
 
I remember hearing an interview with him when he won the Mark Messier award during HNIC and he said he wants to stay a Maple Leaf but the feeling has to be mutual.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2008/05/28/sundin_honoured_future/?gclid=CJq7t-qjzJMCFRLoxgodfiWVhg

In the link you will see he wanted to stay a Leaf and he made it clear they needed to show that they wanted him back which they didn't really do.
I blame the Leafs because if they really wanted him back he would have came back and retired a Leaf.  Even after BB showed up he said it wasn't a direction they were going to go...I was pissed because I wanted to see Sundin retire a Leaf.. 

Anyways he's still probably the greatest Leaf of all time!!....My two favorites of all time are him and Wendel.....ironically traded for other.

As for the Mark Messier award that was another great honor
Quote from Messier
"The truest test of leadership comes during periods of adversity," said Messier. "When presented with difficult times during the season, Mats Sundin remained committed to his teammates, his community and to the game of hockey. I am honoured to present the Mark Messier Leadership Award to Mats Sundin
 
Hal Gill on Sundin....

"That will be cool, I?m happy we?re there at the same time," Montreal Canadiens blueliner Gill told ESPN.com Friday.

And if Sundin?s first game back in Toronto with the Canucks in February 2009 is any indication, it?s going to be quite an emotional affair.

Gill played with Sundin in Toronto during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons before being dealt to Pittsburgh in February 2008, and said Sundin exemplified excellence in his captaincy.

"He was awesome," said Gill. "He was the kind of guy that took care of everything on the team. If something wasn?t right, he was right on it, making sure things were fixed. And there was leadership by example, he was one of the hardest-working guys. I tried to follow him in the gym and he certainly didn?t short himself. That?s another thing I thought was pretty impressive."
 
RobDM said:
Tomas Kaberle will be the Habs' participant in tonight's ceremonial faceoff.  Classy move of the team.
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It is indeed.  One thing you have to say about the Canadiens, nobody puts on better hockey ceremonies.
 
 
BlueWhiteBlood said:
I'm not a big Mike Ulmer fan, but a good write up on Mats....

Up close or in private the chasm between the good and the great is not a theory.

It is a daily fact and it thrived in Toronto over 13 seasons.

Mats Sundin?s greatness, evident to all, was felt most keenly up close. His presence, titanic to those closest to him, sometimes dissipated by the time it reached the fan.

The less you know of Mats Sundin, the more you may be prone to doubt him and the underlying arguments against his standing as the greatest Leaf ever are by now familiar enough. The first overall pick in 1989, he never won a scoring title nor lifted the Leafs into the Stanley Cup final.  He never won a major trophy.
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What a great read! Mats really was underrated during his time year. Imagine he had wingers close to being as good as PK and JL!
 
Bender said:
BlueWhiteBlood said:
I'm not a big Mike Ulmer fan, but a good write up on Mats....

Up close or in private the chasm between the good and the great is not a theory.

It is a daily fact and it thrived in Toronto over 13 seasons.

Mats Sundin?s greatness, evident to all, was felt most keenly up close. His presence, titanic to those closest to him, sometimes dissipated by the time it reached the fan.

The less you know of Mats Sundin, the more you may be prone to doubt him and the underlying arguments against his standing as the greatest Leaf ever are by now familiar enough. The first overall pick in 1989, he never won a scoring title nor lifted the Leafs into the Stanley Cup final.  He never won a major trophy.
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What a great read! Mats really was underrated during his time year. Imagine he had wingers close to being as good as PK and JL!
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Oh too see them three together in there prime wow.
 
Bender said:
BlueWhiteBlood said:
I'm not a big Mike Ulmer fan, but a good write up on Mats....

Up close or in private the chasm between the good and the great is not a theory.

It is a daily fact and it thrived in Toronto over 13 seasons.

Mats Sundin?s greatness, evident to all, was felt most keenly up close. His presence, titanic to those closest to him, sometimes dissipated by the time it reached the fan.

The less you know of Mats Sundin, the more you may be prone to doubt him and the underlying arguments against his standing as the greatest Leaf ever are by now familiar enough. The first overall pick in 1989, he never won a scoring title nor lifted the Leafs into the Stanley Cup final.  He never won a major trophy.
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What a great read! Mats really was underrated during his time year. Imagine he had wingers close to being as good as PK and JL!
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Couple 100pts+ seasons for sure
with exeption of Alex Mogilny and Steve Thomas, both in their mid thirties he has never had bonafide 1st line wingers
 
Deebo said:
Two of my favourites:

2002 Toronto @ Ottawa, Game 1 OT winner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy7tjF0yrXk

2004 Toronto @ Ottawa, Game 3 2-0 goal late in the 3rd

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv9oAUTPIoc
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I was at that OT game in Ottawa.. my all time favorite hockey moment.. it was so awesome, I jumped out of my seat and just freaked right out haha.. that post was so loud in there.. DING!
 
I have a soft spot for the hat trick vs. Calgary to get to 500, in 2006.

Extra special, because I took my nephew to his first Leafs game!  :)

http://www.tmlfans.ca/blogs/5227-blue-and-white-beat-my-favourite-mats-moment
 
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