Peter Forsberg

Brett Favre is a New York Jet.

Manny Ramirez is a Los Angeles Dodger.

Mats Sundin is a ...

Hey, maybe the Canadiens' Plan B is Chad Pennington.

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Meanwhile, life in Toronto goes on without him.

From the Sun:

"When I find out for sure about Mats Sundin, then I'll worry about life with or without him," said Ron Wilson, in town for summer meetings with general manager Cliff Fletcher.
"Cliff and I just roughed out some lines, but a lot can change between now and Sept. 19 (when training camp opens)."
Sundin remains non-commital about playing or retiring, with agent J.P. Barry saying in recent days that the captain's indecision could be a hint he's not coming back.

Peter Forsberg is back – with Colorado.

Pierre McGuire, on Mitch Melnick's show this afternoon, says this will start an "arms race" in the Western Conference. Anaheim, San Jose, Vancouver and Detroit will try to make moves.

On the Marian Hossa front, McGuire – stressing that he was speaking hypothetically – said Canadiens would have to give up a roster play of Christopher Higgins' calibre plus Ryan McDonagh or Alexei Yemelin and one or two draft choices.

I think Hossa is going to Ottawa. 

The erstwhile superstar has put his foot down, and Forsberg's absence opens the trade market to those old linemates, Supply and Demand.

With Forsberg off the market, the difference-makers – Mats Sundin, Marian Hossa, Olli Jokinen – just got A LOT more expensive.

Discuss.