Selanne, Koivu take Anaheim over Montreal

“I just tried to tell him what a great place Anaheim is to play and let him make up his own mind. I didn’t want to pressure him about it, because I don’t know how long I’m going to play.”

Interestingly, it was Koivu who had tried to persuade Selanne to sign with Montreal when Teemu was mulling retirement after the Ducks won the 2007 Stanley Cup and again the next year when he was still undecided about his future. But Teemu’s deliberations didn’t last long.

“No brainer for me,” Selanne said, laughing again. “No way I was going to Montreal.”

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