Sundin, Sittler in the same class

When Mats Sundin was named captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1997, Darryl Sittler offered a word or two.

He'd worn the C, and worn it well, so he knew what he was talking about.

"The advice I gave him was to come to work with a good attitude day in and day out and be hard-working and be consistent with it," Sittler recalls.

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Big Mats about to pass Sittler

When Cliff Fletcher and Bill Watters were contemplating the shocking deal that would bring Mats Sundin to Toronto almost 13 years ago, they picked the brain of former captain Darryl Sittler.

The proposed swap would cost the Maple Leafs fan favourite Wendel Clark, but Sittler and the rest of the Toronto braintrust still saw an upside to the transaction.

"Cliff just had a vision and foresight where the team was headed," Sittler said yesterday. "Wendel was very popular and talented, but there were very few opportunities to get such a talented young gun like Mats.

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Record no matter to Mats

Mats Sundin is just three goals away from catching Darryl Sittler for the most goals as a Maple Leaf. Sittler had 389. Sundin has 386. But the current captain took his usual approach when it comes to milestones.

"During the season, it's nothing you're really focused on," he said. "We have day-to-day goals and the next games, that's obviously where all my focus is. I understand how many goals are left and all that but it's nothing I'm really thinking about. It happens whenever it happens and we'll go from there."

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