Comments from Mats Sundin on the Iginla situation:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/s...-to-his-heart/
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Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin knows all too well the feeling of playing under the pressure to waive a no-trade clause and leave the team you’ve spent over a decade with.
That’s why Sundin empathizes with the decision that faces Calgary Flames star Jarome Iginla heading into the April 3 NHL Trade Deadline.
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“(No decision) is right or wrong,” Sundin told Hockey Central at Noon on Sportsnet 590 The Fan. “It’s just a very individual choice; you have to listen to your heart.”
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The 42-year-old Swede said he felt at the time he was playing some of his best hockey — averaging just over a point per game — and was contributing to a team that was only a few points out of a playoff spot.
“I just couldn’t picture leaving my team… For me it was the right thing to do at the time,” Sundin said.
Ultimately Sundin chose not to waive his clause. He finished the season with the Leafs, who ended up missing the playoffs.
“There was pressure from everywhere to make a decision,” Sundin explained. “It would have been different if I had a smaller role on my team… right or wrong, I was having a great year and I didn’t want to give up on it.”
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