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Report: Mats Sundin interested in signing with New York Rangers

Mats Sundin is shown in this Jan. 9, 2008 file photo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Avery, File

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Mats Sundin is shown in this Jan. 9, 2008 file photo. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Mark Avery, File

The Canadian Press

2008-08-17 17:40:00

Undecided free agent centre Mats Sundin has expressed interest in playing for the New York Rangers, according to a report in the New York Post.

The article cites a source as saying the 37-year-old former Toronto Maple Leafs captain has been in constant communication with the Rangers this week through his agent J.P. Barry. But the two parties have not reached the stage of contract negotiations.

The Rangers have approximately US$2 million of cap space to spend on the 2008-09 roster.

The report also suggests Sundin, who recorded 78 points (32-46) last season, has no interest in returning to the Leafs, nor does he have interest in joining Montreal or Vancouver, which has offered a two-year, $20-million deal.

According to the report, Philadelphia is also in the mix, with GM Paul Holmgren aggressively pursuing the first-line centre.

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T.Roy Posted
(2009-04-30 06:51:08)



Flyersfan, if he would take the salary we offered.
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NYRFan Posted
(2009-04-30 06:51:06)



Please don't let the rumor be true that the Rangers would be willing to trade Gomez away to get Sundin! At least we know that Gomez's best years are coming and that he really wants to play. I hate it when NY spends big bucks on players past their primes, ala Gretzky.
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Flyerfan52 Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:55)



So T.Roy, do you want Sundin with the Wings?
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Flyer guy 16 Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:52)



If the Flyer's don't win a cup until 2075 it'll still be sooner than Vancouver.
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A.Kovalev Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:49)



So Dean,I suppose you were talking to him down at the local Supermarket where he was buying swedish meatballs.I actually took him to my local Depanneur after I picked him up at the airport.He wanted me to recommend a nice red wine.Gimme a break.
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T.Roy Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:41)



flyersfan, your Flyers cutainly haven't won a Cup since '75 and one reason is because MY Red Wings swept them in '97 and YOUR Flyers will probably not get a Cup until 2075.
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Flyerfan52 Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:29)



Sundin wants a house in BC like Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel? Seriously, the Canucks can have him. They really need a player to point out the net to the rest. Maybe they can get McCabe to follow him there.
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dean kendall Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:26)



Sundin is in Vancouver house hunting. This can only mean one thing.
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A.Kovalev Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:08)



Flyerfan:Bob Gainey controls all from the Mother Ship.I sleep with tinfoil wrapped around my head every night,so he can't 'summon' me.Only thing is,when you turn over in bed the crinkling sound wakes you up.
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Flyerfan52 Posted
(2009-04-30 06:50:02)



padraig, Vancouver offered the 20 million. The Moose are also their farm team. What do the Habs have to do with either?
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