[Tr4ilerP4rk]

can you imagine how screwed we would be right now had he accepted that original offer of $20 mil for two years... yikes

[c0medyClub]

He should come back.


Twins
Samuelsson
Burrows
Kesler
Demitra
Sundin
Grabner
Hodgson
Raymond
Bernier
Wellwood

Anyone else we acquire

It's not the greatest top 6 or top 9 even, but those are the potential line juggling matchups.

[young guns]

The one thing I noticed about Sundin last year was how bad and lost he was in the defensive zone, did anyone else notice?

[jswitz18]

Sign him only if he is coming to training camp, and playing the season.

1M for 1 Year, plus a 2 mil signing bonus, plus a 2 mil bonus at the end of the year if he reaches a certain level of pt. production. Low cap hit, one last kick at the can.

[ac5]

Bring him back!

[Anit-BXA]

Sundin is too slow to play with Kesler. Put Hodgson on line 2 and get a puckmoving Dman a la Zubov

[Lambchops]

If Sundin does indeed come back then we're up for a trade :S

I read in the in Sun today that Samuelsson is expected to be in a top 6 role? How does this all work?

Sedin - Sedin - Burrows
Demitra - Sundin - Kesler
Bernier - Hodgson - Samuelsson
Hordichuk - Johnson - Rypien

pretty smexxi

....BUT BUT BUT shouldn't Grabner deserve a fair shot & what about Wellwood?!

[LuongoCFan]

Lambchops, on Jul 4 2009, 09:44 AM, said:

If Sundin does indeed come back then we're up for a trade :S

I read in the in Sun today that Samuelsson is expected to be in a top 6 role? How does this all work?

Sedin - Sedin - Burrows
Demitra - Sundin - Kesler
Bernier - Hodgson - Samuelsson
Hordichuk - Johnson - Rypien

pretty smexxi

....BUT BUT BUT shouldn't Grabner deserve a fair shot & what about Wellwood?!

Um Im pretty sure Wellwood is going to be in the line-up. Maybe replacing Horidchuk or Rypien.

But Grabner I think is gonna spend another year with the moose. Just in case.

[Luongo = Cup]

Mats coming back for a full year would be awesome. Would put us over the top.

[chromeboy007]

young guns, on Jul 4 2009, 10:25 AM, said:

The one thing I noticed about Sundin last year was how bad and lost he was in the defensive zone, did anyone else notice?

he looked lost and hesitate to do anything with the puck whenever he had it. But he still averaged 3 points every 4 games on his abilities and the hard work and talent of Demitra and Kesler.

People say he was slow due to his age. I would like to disagree. I thought he was slow because he just didn't know what to do in a Canucks uniform, and therefore was afraid of doing something stupid.

If he can come back and play another full season in a smaller role I think he could be quite effective.

Or I could be all wrong....

[canucks_4_da_cup]

i do believe that when mats became used to the way the game is played he did really good. The first couple months mats was below average but once he got back in shape he did progress and become the old mats sundin and it showed in the playoffs. so i think we should re-sign him but only if he is ready to play a whole season and attend training camp and if he takes a slight pay cut in the 3-4Mill range

[grandcanuck]

I'm on the fence about Sundin. If he is in shape and plays the full season, fine, but he took his time getting to playing level last year, and you could see how much work it was for him. Obviously he'd need to be a low cap hit, and whether it is worth getting rid of excess (young) players to accommodate him is debatable.

[tahltan_24]

No thanxs, I rather have Alex Tanguay and Marc-Andre Bergeron and Joey McDonald!

[hockeyville88]

Kesler_Burrows, on Jul 4 2009, 04:00 AM, said:

I'd like sundin to sign here but for a lot less money than last year

+1
if he really wants to win and it's not about the money for him anymore he'll sign for less and work hard to become a big part of our team again

[rk17--]

I think we should sign Sundin 1year 3M. He would do a lot better if he plays from the beginning of the year to the end, and he would help out the team a lot especially someone like Hodgson.

[blankall]

Lord Stanley Cup, on Jul 4 2009, 08:31 AM, said:

8 mil left, we have, kaberle 4.25 then that would give sundin like 2.5 mil left. and the rest for backup.

I love the numerous posts about Calgary's cap trouble, then this epic fail.

The Canucks have 7.2 million in cap space.

That's with Aaron Rome, and Lawrence Nycholat as your 5 and 6 d-men. They also have 11 forwards under contract.

The Canucks need to bring in 3 more players. They easily have the cap space for this, but the problem is if they bring in Kaberle who do they plan on shipping out?

So the plan for Canucks fans is to bring in Kaberle, without giving up any roster spots. Then sign Sundin for under 3 million...... right.


The Canucks will not be bringing in any top 4 d-men. They will be signing 1 or 2, 5 and 6 pairing d-men. That will leave them with 5 million in cap space and 2 more forwards to sign. It took you 10 million to lure away Sundin last year, and now he is going to come for under 3?

[warmplate]

I want 3 million max

Who knows how good he'll be still with a whole season not half

[TheInsideScoop]

It would certainly buys some time for our prospects to develop further, while remaining competative. Although I would really rather MG take a legit run at KESSEL. Landing him for similar pay would be waaay better. Getting a guy of that caliver at 21 would be a VERY solid move, giving us a young foundation for upcoming years.

[LUONGO LINDEN]

i'd like to see him back but MG should look at getting a descent d-man to replace ohlund

[TheGhostOfRazor]

That article was written before Samuelsson signed. Perhaps that changes the Canucks interest and ability to sign Sundin.