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Originally Posted by rubecube
Just because it's common practice in the profession doesn't mean it's obligated. If he still wanted to be paid not to report, that's a different story. The only reason people are freaking out about this is because they view Kipper as an asset, not a person. If this team was the #1 seed in the conference, with Kipper playing at Vezina-calibre, and ownership wanted to ship him out because he banged Edwards' daughter or something, I think people would be fine with him threatening not to report.
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By signing a contract, he became an asset. Yes, he is still a person, but the team (and it's fans) have every right to view him as an asset.
We are all assets within our own companies. Like it or not, we are all asset assigned values within our own places of employment. Luckily for many of us, relocation is not something we have to do contractually.