And when things are not going well in Toronto, you're going to hear about it. And you're going to say things are not good at all, where it's really not that bad.

Sundin made his Canucks debut on January 7 2009 in a 4–2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers and scored his first goal with the club two games later on January 10 a powerplay goal in a 4–2 loss to the San Jose Sharks. Sundin finally clinched an Olympic gold medal with Team Sweden in 2006 in Turin. In September 2008 Sundin announced an endorsement deal with PokerStars.

At the end of the 2007–08 NHL season Sundin had been the longest serving non-North American born captain in NHL history. Excluding his rookie season the shortened lockout season and his half season with the Vancouver Canucks Sundin scored at least 70 points in every season of his career played at least 70 games in every season and led the Leafs in points in every year he was with the team except 2002–03 when Alexander Mogilny beat him by seven points.