Sundin Close to New Deal

jalenrose#5 · Post #1 » by **jalenrose#5** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:21 pm

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=209448&hubname=

The Toronto Sun reports that the Maple Leafs are close to agreeing on a two-year, $11 million US contract with captain Mats Sundin.

The Leafs have a team option on Sundin's existing deal that would pay him $4.56 million US next season and cost the team $6.33 million US in cap space.

Sundin, 36, was bothered by hip discomfort this past season and was recently was told by a Swedish specialist that he would not require major surgery.

Can't say that I'm thrilled with the salary, but I'm happy he'll retire as a Maple Leaf.

Post #2 » by **MAS** » Thu May 31, 2007 5:31 pm

Cap hit would be 5.5 per year, which i guess is in between what he would get and what he is getting

Post #3 » by **Crowned** » Thu May 31, 2007 6:21 pm

The length and salary is about right. Sundin would recieve 5.5 on the open market anyways. Not bad JFJ, you're improving with your negotiations.

Post #4 » by **MAS** » Thu May 31, 2007 10:56 pm

Crowned wrote:The length and salary is about right. Sundin would recieve 5.5 on the open market anyways. Not bad JFJ, you're improving with your negotiations.

I think Sundin for 2 years is better than anyone else on the market for 2 years. In that regards i think it's a good deal

Kaizen · Post #5 » by **Kaizen** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 6:38 pm

This is a bad deal in my opinion. I wanted to get him for $4 million.

straightguji · Post #6 » by **straightguji** » Fri Jun 1, 2007 10:21 pm

I really thought he would take less to retire a Leaf.

Oh well, only 2 years, can't say I'm thrilled with the deal though.

kelso · Post #7 » by **kelso** » Sat Jun 2, 2007 11:28 am

This deal is fine. Sundin is a great player and captain for the Leafs and truth be told, we have no one else at forward wih his skill level. thats the challenge for JFJ (and was for his predecessors)- to put a few guys around Sundin so he can use his talent. Steen, Tucker, Wellwood are okay if thats what you have, but Sundin deserves an elite level winger and 3-4 more minutes a nights so we can get our moneys worth.

Speaking of moneys worth, Sundin at 5.5 looks a hell of a lot better then McCabes contract, Kubinas contract, hell even Gills contract. Send those guys away for whatever you can get and let the young D in the system play. We have lots of good D prospects and they are cheap.

mr.garbage · Post #8 » by **mr.garbage** » Sat Jun 2, 2007 4:05 pm

Not happy with the deal neither am I happy with it. Just one of those moves I could really careless that happened or not.