Sundin picks Canucks over Rangers, agrees to deal

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Mats Sundin finally made up his mind. It was time to start playing again, and the Vancouver Canucks provided the perfect landing spot.

The former Toronto Maple Leafs captain announced his long-awaited decision Thursday and ended months of speculation about where he would end up - or if he would even return to play in North America - by signing with the Canucks.

Sundin had considered retirement following last season, but a number of teams still expressed interest in his services. He narrowed his choices in recent weeks to the Canucks and New York Rangers, who didn't have nearly enough cap space to compete with Vancouver's lucrative offer.

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Avery suspended indefinitely by NHL

By JAIME ARON

DALLAS (AP) — Sean Avery is in trouble with the NHL again, this time for thinly veiled comments about a foe dating his former girlfriend.

Commissioner Gary Bettman suspended Avery indefinitely Tuesday hours after the Dallas Stars pest made "inappropriate public comments, not pertaining to the game." Avery will meet with Bettman before his punishment is settled. That get-together is likely to happen soon.

Avery's inflammatory comments came following a morning skate in Calgary, where the Stars were playing the Flames on Tuesday night.

Avery approached a group of reporters, asked if a camera was present, then said he wanted to say one thing: "I'm really happy to be back in Calgary; I love Canada," he said. "I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my (former girlfriends)."

He used a crude term to refer to ex-girlfriends now dating other people.

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