Sundin and McCabe

First off, let me say that Mats Sundin has had a great career statistically, and he will probably go to the Hall of Fame as a Leaf. But let me also say, he and McCabe are a pair of complete assholes that clearly don’t give a shit about Leaf fans.

It started last year at the trade deadline when neither of them would waive their NTC so the Leafs could set the foundation for the future. That was equivalent to giving Leaf fans the middle finger. Fast forward to this summer, and we have Mats being non-committal about even playing, and McCabe for all intents and purposes trying to trade himself.

Now if Sundin doesn’t play wouldn’t it have been better if he’d accepted a trade to a contender (probably the Wings). It would have been great for Sundin as he’d have won a cup, and it would have be better for the organization because they would have picks or prospects. Last but not least the fans would be respectful towards Sundin for doing the right thing, and excited he’d won a greatly deserved cup. As it sits he probably will play, but not for the Leafs; he won’t win a cup, and the Leaf fans will be the only ones feeling screwed, as they will have no superstar to lead their team, and no prospects for the future…ouch!

McCabe on the other hand is basically the definition of overpaid underachiever. There is a picture of him in the dictionary right beside the picture of Frank Thomas in a Jays uniform. If the fact that he’s mailed it in for two year wasn’t bad enough, he too wouldn’t accept a trade at the deadline. Compounding this he is now dictating to Fletcher where he’ll go, and if the rumors are true we’ll all find out in about a week. Of course he’ll add insult to injury when he picks up his 2mil door prize for being mediocre. Now, the real problem here is that at the deadline Fletcher could have traded McCabe for more, because every GM in the league now knows that the Leafs want him gone, not to mention the fact he short-listed some teams thereby limiting the competitive trade environment further pushing down his value. If I were a Leafs fan I’d be livid; I’m not so this is kind of funny, but if I were my feelings toward him would rank right up there with having an oral exam with a jack hammer.

It is ironic that two players that were thought to be corner stones of the Leafs franchise are ultimately going to be responsible for leaving the team on a shaky foundation. The only silver lining is that the Leafs are positioned to execute the Pens rebuilding model to a T, and pick 1st overall picks in a couple years to come. So Leaf fans prepare for a couple seasons of brutal hockey, which won’t he a huge stretch from the shit you faced last year. Perhaps look at taking in more AHL games…..the team might be better.

Give us your thoughts,

The Hac