Excerpt from the TSN article by Bob McKenzie. I hope a decision is made before the trade freeze deadline of December 19th as this is dragging on much too long…make a damn decision!!
There had been speculation that Sundin had already made his decision and that he was about to sign with the Rangers, however Barry dismissed the rumours.
“No decision has been made,” Barry told TSN. “(It is) inaccurate speculation.”
It does not appear that any of the other teams that had expressed interest – Chicago, Philadelphia, Montreal and Tampa Bay, amongst others – are either in a position to move forward or have a strong desire to pursue Sundin any further.
So it looks as though it’s coming down to the Rangers and the Canucks. The Canucks have no salary cap issues and have already offered Sundin a contract at an annual salary of $10 million. Once Sundin finds out how much less than that he would get in New York — and it may be significantly less if the Rangers are even able to clear salary cap room for him -– he’ll be in a position to compare it to the Vancouver offer and make a long-awaited decision.