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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
It will be interesting to see how influenced his decision will be by money. Iginla is a good guy and was a great player for us for many years, but he has also been completely business minded in every contract negotiation he ever had and always maximized his leverage. I would not be surprised if he goes to a lesser contender in order to make more money.
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It's not even necessarily about the money. If you make $4 mil, that's means you're not as valuable around the league as the guys who make $5 mil. In the NHL, salary is status. And these are extremely competitive and status-conscious guys.