TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 16: Mats Sundin #13 celebrates his goal past Martin Biron #43 during the Hockey Hall of Fame Legends Classic Game at the Air Canada Centre on November 16, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Mats Sundin says hockey provided him and his family with so much. The closest Mats Sundin came to a Stanley Cup was in 2002. The Toronto Maple Leafs were in Game 6 against the Carolina Hurricanes in the conference finals.
It gave Sundin big skates to fill, but he ended up going above and beyond. Sundin would go on to put a permanent mark on the franchise, leaving the team as its all-time leader in goals with 420, and the most points with 987. Toronto Maple Leafs fans wear the jerseys of Mats Sundin #13, Phil Housley #96, and Robert Svehla #67 after the final home game of the regular season against the Ottawa Senators at Air Canada Centre on April 5, 2003, in Toronto. Despite the challenges that come with playing for the Maple Leafs, Sundin says there's no other place he would've wanted to win a title more.
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