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Originally Posted by Ducay
People here are angry because he gave up "the dream" all us plebs have (to get paid to play), but most people don't realize the AHL and ECHL isn't the same as the NHL lifestyle. Its a grind, and I can see it getting painful if you're not dedicated and working towards getting a call up.
If he has no drive or beliefs he'll make the big show, he's probably better off getting a quicker start to another career. Smart move for the kid. Probably make way more than $67k in PG anyways.
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Yep, and even at the NHL level you're making a lot of sacrifices to be there. Sure you're compensated pretty handsomely, but if you really didn't have a passion for playing hockey the hard work and sacrifice would be tough regardless of the paycheck.
We probably all know a couple of people who could have gone into something that was highly paid but instead went after something they loved despite the lower wages.