I find it frustrating that Leafs fans hero worship this guy, everyone acts like he did the Leafs a massive favor when he took a 'haircut' on his extension in the cap era. Ok, he left some money on the table but the Leafs would have been better off without him so they could tank. Everyone glosses over us fans that have been demanding a tank since Quinn was let go.
Still cringe at the 'Mats deserves a championship' pension plan tag line, Mats wasn't a franchise player, he was a 30 goal center that liked summers off, the Muskoka Five refusing to waive their NMCs, sure their right, just like it's my right to remember them as the players that gave zero ****s about the fanbase. Plenty of other players did whats best for business and waived their NTCs.
Funny the last time the Leafs had a deep playoff run it was when Sundin was injured. Mats presence damaged this franchise.