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Despite Swedish reports to the contrary, it appears Mats Sundin has not agreed to join the Vancouver Canucks.
The unrestricted free agent's Swedish-based representative, Claes Elefalk, claims the story that appeared in the Daily News is completely false, saying that reporter Dusan Umicevic contacted him seeking a quote. Despite Elefalk telling the reporter that his information was false, the story was published anyway.
As it stands, the Canucks remain one of the teams that Sundin is currently considering, but he has still to make up his mind as to whether or not he will play next season.
Earlier this week, the Canucks' new general manager, Mike Gillis, discussed the situation on a Vancouver radio station, stating he was happy to continue talking with Sundin and that he is still confident that the Leafs captain would accept the Canucks' two-year, $20-million contract.
Sundin's agent J.P. Barry confirmed the Canucks' interest, but stated that his client would take his time in making a decision, which would likely occur sometime in late July or early August.
"The Vancouver offer and the time that Mike (Gillis) has spent with Mats is important," the agent told TSN. "But ultimately Mats has to decide to play and that is the first step here."
With files from tsn.ca.
