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Old 07-03-2013, 09:00 AM   #154
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher View Post
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.
That's true, and Iginla also had the added pressure of being a union orientated guy and knowing that his salary infuences what his peers get. Iginla strikes me as a guy that sticks to his principles in that regard.

But it is a little about money too.
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