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Signs pointing to Sundin retirement?
Posted: Sunday August 31, 2008 09:05AM ET
If you do the analysis and read between the unwritten lines, everything seems to be adding up to a retirement announcement from Mats Sundin. He returns to skate on Friday in a charity event in Toronto, the first time he has been on skates since the March night his season ended with the Maple Leafs. But that isn't an indication of anything regarding his intention to play. His actions this summer have been inconsistent with his past: Normally, he decides on his future in July. Normally, he begins skating in a game he first organized himself around Aug. 11. The older you get, the more preparation is necessary for the long season. And while he has remained in condition, he hasn't remained in playing shape. Sundin's primary agent, J.P. Barry, has played the guessing game all summer long, along with media and fans, trying to keep the Sundin ball in the air: Remember, a retirement gets the agent no commission. A $20-million US signing in Vancouver is a handsome windfall. It is in Barry's best interest to keep Sundin's name alive in negotiations and now he is indicating Sundin may want to play half a season -- the very notion Sundin himself dismissed at the Stanley Cup finals. The hunch here, based on nothing but instinct, is that retirement looms. The announcement could come on the eve of the Leafs opening training camp.

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