An excerpt from The Hockey News (Ryan Dixon):
The Canadiens don’t need Sundin to come in and rack up 90 points in the regular season. They need him to help ensure they get back into the playoffs in a competitive Eastern Conference. They need the big Swede because, once in the playoffs, he still has the ability, for a two-month stretch, to go head-to-head with the best pivots in the league and impose his will on them.