I have heard hundreds of opinions on the mindset of Mats Sundin. Everyone professes to know what he is thinking - fans, media, my barber. I have to admit I have no clue. This guessing game has gone on for years and in most cases all the "experts" have been dead wrong.
For years people insisted that they knew that Mats Sundin:
- hated playing under a microscope of the media here
- wanted out of Toronto
- wanted to play with Alfredsson in Ottawa, Naslund in Vancouver or all the Swedes in Detroit
- hated Pat Quinn and various Leaf coaches and executives
- didn't like certain players in the Leaf dressing room
As he got older he insisted that he was going to decide on a year-to-year basis whether to play again. No one believed him. He insisted that he would like to finish his career in Toronto. No one believed him. When the Leafs tanked this winter and fans decided the team would be better off trading him, he insisted he didn't want to be a rental player. No one believed him. Now we are half way through the summer and Sundin hasn't signed anywhere because he isn't sure he wants to play anymore. No one believes him.
So has Sundin been dishonest about his career at any point in the last 15 years? In the sidebar I have a Mats Sundin poll. Tell me what you believe.
