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What would an under-25 Team Canada look like?
A look at who might crack an under-25 Team Canada squad today.
Sportsnet.caSonny Sachdeva

When Swedish club Färjestad signed Cal Foote, it was former Maple Leaf Richard Wallin doing the deal:

Uppgifter: Färjestads miljonsmäll - efter brutna kontraktet
Färjestads tvingades backa från värvningen av Cal Foote efter kritikstormen. Nu ser värvningen ut att kosta miljoner för klubben, rapporterar Sportbladet.
HockeysverigeAndreas Larsson

Now that they've cancelled his contract under pressure from fans and local politicians, the club could be required to pay his full salary of $3.5 million SEK or about $500,000 Canadian. They're also paying out the contract of a coach they hired and then fired after a few weeks, so bad business and personnel decisions are not new. Leafs prospect Måns Gudmundsson plays for this team. Uh oh.

This needs to be a Leafs only version, something like Phil vs JvR or Sundin vs well, huh, Matthews, I guess. Maybe we can do a Top 27 since 1967 (it scans better than 1967).

That's the best I can come up with to get you to avoid work today. Have a great day!

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