Takin' a T/O with BT: From One Koivu to Another, How Saku Helped Mikko

Saku Koivu was never one to jump eagerly on to a bandwagon or look before he leaped. He was always level-headed with whatever he approached, whether it was the biggest game of his NHL career or the biggest battle of his life. Koivu never got ahead of himself and remembered the important things in life. That's one of the things that made him so personable, so likable, in his time in Montreal. Even during his exodus, those qualities were on display as the longest-serving Montreal Canadiens' captain, since Jean Beliveau had to make his decision on where to move on in his NHL career. If you were to believe the rumors, he had the chance to play with one of the greatest goalies of all-time in Martin Brodeur with the New Jersey Devils; he had the opportunity to sculpt an even larger legacy for himself in the bright lights of Broadway with the New York Rangers; and he also could have had the chance to take the Anaheim Ducks back to Stanley Cup glory in sunny California. But ...