Reflecting back on the Mats Sundin signing

[Goldrunner]

Originally Posted by ddawg1950

I remember how pissed the Hab fans were because they had been saying for months Sundin would never come to such a loser franchise like Vancouver.

I believe they traded for Scott Gomez shortly after.

The guy that makes 7 mill and goes seasons without a goal ?

Unreal how ****** those FA signings where. Drury , Gomez, Briere

[nucks_07]

Briere's been one of the best playoff performers in the league since he signed that contract.

[PG Canuck]

I wish Mats was still around for Hodgson as his main guy to mentor. What Mats did for Kesler, the Sedins and others in terms of presenting yourself, playing the game etc, it was so worth the 10M because it helped the whole team especially the core improve.

[DeeperMBC]

It also showed the league that we can be a exellent destination for free agents

[El Duderino]

Originally Posted by MaximLapierre

I wish Mats was still around for Hodgson as his main guy to mentor. What Mats did for Kesler, the Sedins and others in terms of presenting yourself, playing the game etc, it was so worth the 10M because it helped the whole team especially the core improve.

We can only hope that Kesler and especially Hank are mentoring Hodgson in a similar manner. I remember reading in the past how Malhotra had worked to mentor Lapierre and Hodgson - both of them have really had great years and perhaps Manny can take partial credit for their development.