Can the Ducks actually be this stupid?
Hey, Anaheim has a cap hit of $56.31 million and has been playing very well since a shaky start.
So what do you get for the team that has everything and no cap room?
The 37-year old Sundin has begun working out in Los Angeles as rumours continue to swirl about his potential NHL comeback. He is set to meet with Ducks general manager Brian Burke either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Makes all the sense in the world. The Ducks have been scoring goals by the bucketful lately and have center depth of Ryan Getzlaf, Todd Marchant, Rob Niedermayer, and a number of grinders but most notably Sami Pahlsson. So signing Mats Sundin to some insane contract makes all the sense in the world.
The Ducks already got rid of a player they wanted to keep in Mathieu Schneider, so now they’d have to get rid of.. I don’t know. Apart from Chris Kunitz who for some reason makes almost $4 million, anyone that makes more than $2.5 million is more or less indispensable to the team. Forwards in that category: Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Kunitz, Brendan Morrison, Teemu Selanne. Defensemen in that category: Scott Niedermayer, Chris Pronger. Goalies in that category: JS Giguere. Who do you get rid of in that group? Morrison maybe (he’s Burkie’s bestest pal though) and Kunitz signed his four-year deal this year.
This is an unimaginably stupid thing for the Ducks to be doing if it’s true.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:00 am
This makes as much sense as Burke to Toronto.
Or maybe it makes more sense if Burke actually is going to bail out and go to Toronto.
What I mean is, I hate the Ducks and their brand of You can’t call everything Hockey and I wish they were contracted.
November 5th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Brian Burke is going to ruin the Ducks by signing Sundin
I personally think Sundin is still going back to Toronto. Lots of teams are still in the hunt, but nothing makes more sense to me than toronto.
I wrote up a summary of who is interested and where he might end up.
My thoughts. http://jib-sports-culture.blogspot.com/