TORONTO — The locals were still standing, anxious for another opportunity to salute their star on a milestone night.
Mats Sundin, then face of the franchise and fan favourite for the Toronto Maple Leafs, would be the first star, a no-brainer.
Sundin, after all, had just sniped the overtime winner at Air Canada Centre, completing his hat-trick in the bonus period to lift the homestanding Maple Leafs to a 5-4 OT victory against the Calgary Flames. To top it off, his tiebreaking tally was No. 500 of his illustrious career.
First-star stuff.
On that same night, Oct.