There was a time a long time a go that Mats Sundin played hockey for the Quebec Nordiques. It was a team featuring future stars like Joe Sackic and aging vets like Ron Hextsall.

One memorable playoff series featured the Canadiens and the Nordiques (all series between the two teams were memorable and usually full of the type of truculence that Brian Burke can only dream about) in 1993 had then Nordiques coach Pierre Page flipping out at his players and Mats Sundin in particular.

There is a short clip on youtube of part of his diatribe after pulling goalie Ron Hextall which you can see here:

But as the game wound down I distinctly remember Page again walking up to Sundin and really tearing a strip of him. Does anyone remember this? Anyone got a clip? And what in the world could he have said to Sundin?

My theory:

“You will never win a Stanley Cup in this league”

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