Found February 25, 2008 on
wickedwrister.com:
With the news out of Toronto that Mats Sundin will implement his no trade clause in the contract he signed with the club, it has had me thinking, while it is refreshing that a player does not believe in the so-called rental players, did Sundin really do what is best for the Maple Leaf organization?
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