Tom Awad on Sakic and Sundin
by Hawerchuk on Oct 29, 2009 6:23 PM EDT
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Tom Awad has a nice post on the Sakic and Sundin legacies. Unlike Tom, I was watching the 1989 draft...My memory could be failing, but the consensus was that Sundin and Bobby Holik should go #1 and #2, but Sundin needed to finish his military service and Holik might never show up in North America. Also, Jason Herter was projected to be a huge star. Twenty years later, it feels like another lifetime: 15 of 21 first round picks came from Canadian Tier I junior, and picking a European player seemed like a huge risk.
Interestingly, Sundin never led the NHL in any category of consequence in any season, and Sakic tied for the lead in +/- once and tied for the lead in short-handed goals once. Of course, neither did Mark Messier.
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Also interesting is the fact that Sundin was a wigner. Only after half a season did they decided he’d be better off at center.
by Olivier on Oct 30, 2009 12:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I didn’t remember that. What did he play in Sweden?
by Hawerchuk on Oct 30, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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