Looking at alfy he's only 2 years younger then sundin. He's been retired for a few years now. Leafs this year are looking like they could make it. Woulda loved to see sundin take one last run. Sundin to kessel..
Could Mats still play today?
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He would be too slow.
In Vancouver he showed flashes of the hands and shot, but the footspeed was gone.
In Vancouver he showed flashes of the hands and shot, but the footspeed was gone.
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Too bad Sundin wasn't a few years younger. Would have loved to see Lupul-Sundin-Kessel
But no, he's been out of the game for a few years now. When someone is out for 1 year it's mentioned how he's been out too long. so don't bring back someone who's been retired longer.
But no, he's been out of the game for a few years now. When someone is out for 1 year it's mentioned how he's been out too long. so don't bring back someone who's been retired longer.
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If only he was a few years younger
.On topic, no. Mats probably isn't strong enough, fast enough or athletic enough anymore to play.
Saved By the Bell reruns have been on Much I believe, or they were recently
.Sundin retired at the right time, but for the heck of getting him to 1000 points as a Leaf it would be nice to see him lace up and center Kessel and Lupul/JvR.
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C'mon man...that's just blasphemy... We both know Sundin 10 years from now would still be better than Steckel.
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See Jaromir Jagr.
If Mats (and that's a big, hypothetical If) wanted to come back, I think he'd be able to. Would take a lot of training and dedication but Mats at 50% is still better than a lot of players.
No one on this team right now could carry Sundin's jock strap.
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I think he means game speed, which I agree with. Nothing to do about his skill level.
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I'd do it even if it was just like Forsberg a few years ago, get him 1 game and then he can retire a Leaf and not a Canuck
Assuming Sundin would have kept his training up (which I don't think he has), he'd be David Steckel with Mats Sundin's hands.
A useful player in some situations? Yeah. He'd definitely help the PP. Probably wouldn't get much icetime outside of that, though.
A useful player in some situations? Yeah. He'd definitely help the PP. Probably wouldn't get much icetime outside of that, though.
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As has been said, his skill level would still be pretty good, but his foot-speed has taken a hit. I saw him at the Legends Classic game and I thought he looked pretty good. Don't know how long it would take him to get NHL-ready, but I imagine he could do it if he really, really wanted to. Having said that, I doubt he has any interest whatsoever.
