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The team's new general manager, Mike Gillis, said in a conference call that Sundin said he would sleep on Tuesday's offer at his home in Stockholm.

"Our offer makes Mats the highest paid player in the league, so I'm optimistic that we've made the best offer he can receive", Gillis said.

Meanwhile, Gillis said the team had acquired Darcy Hordichuk, 215-pounder known as a tough guy in his three years with the Nashville Predators who racked up 747 penalty minutes in 302 games, the Vancouver Sun said.

The report said his deal was for three years at $750,000 per season.

Center Kyle Wellwood, acquired last week on waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs, accepted his qualifying offer for $997,500, the Sun said.

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