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Originally Posted by stamphater
Players who are competitors play with heart no matter the situation. Look at Hall last season or Crosby any season. Name any number of players. If a player plays strictly based on where he is on his contract; well those guys wind up on other teams pretty quickly anyways...
Cammalleri anyone?
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Alexander Ovechkin.
Got paid and then coincidentally his numbers declined rather drastically.
Sure, just trade him. Oh yeah, hes being paid a massive salary that very few teams can accommodate along with the fact that his return value has declined along with his point production.
Oh. And his NMC.
Long term deals where you're paying for potential are risky gambles.
This isnt the worst deal in the universe (looking at you Scott Gomez) but it wasnt a great gamble either. You've got a tiny, oft-injured kid with a very limited body of work and a high risk of reinjury.
In my eyes, thats begging for a 'Show Me' contract, not a truckload of cash that effectively amounts to ironclad job security.