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Around the League 2019-2026 Edition

Yep. Not to mention Patches telling Mitch what a great place Vegas is and probably giving him real estate tips. Like seriously, fuck off. Mistake after mistake. I hope this new regime locks that shit down, I feel like Mats will be a very positive influence when it comes to stuff like this.

Love seeing Mats back in the fold, and I hope he’s successful, but not sure the Captain of the Muskoka 5 will bring more to the table than Jumbo, Patches, Giggles and Mucho Marleau.
 
Love seeing Mats back in the fold, and I hope he’s successful, but not sure the Captain of the Muskoka 5 will bring more to the table than Jumbo, Patches, Giggles and Mucho Marleau.

"Mats Sundin, captain of the Swedish national team

We had a lot of stars on the 2006 Swedish team, including Daniel Alfredsson, Nicklas Lidström, Henrik Zetterberg and Peter Forsberg.

But with Mats, there was just something about his energy. When he walked into a room, I could feel it. When he spoke, everybody listened. There was just so much respect for him.

He was the ultimate leader. It always just felt like he knew when to speak and what to say, and that definitely helps in pressure situations.

We won the Olympic gold medal in 2006, and for Team Sweden, the tradition when you win is for the team to go back and celebrate with the fans. Either the NHL or the Swedish Federation said we wouldn’t have time to do that. We had to fly back to the States because the NHL started in a few days.

And Mats just said, “We’ll charter our own plane then. We’re going to Stockholm to celebrate with our fans.”

I don’t know who he convinced, but we did fly back, and it was a memory none of us will ever forget.

It was like: That’s our captain right there."
 
And another thought…

Tortorella coming in and taking them to the finals will only further cement the rehashing of old coaches.
 
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