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Originally Posted by puckluck2
But can you really blame him? At his age this was his last chance at a big pay day and while he has been handsomely paid so far in his career he hasn't really made the big bucks. He was probably thinking of his future and his families' future and decided the money was the best thing to go after in his career while still possibly being able to win. I doubt the Bruins were offering him anything more than two years at $3 million so he essentially got his last big payday and I can't blame an aging declining player for doing that. He's got a cup so it is time to think about his family. In his position I would probably do the same thing.
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Not just that, but he's from the Edmonton area and already has a Cup. I suspect the thought of crowning his career off by turning around his hometown team and leading it, at the very least to the playoffs, appealed. It's hard to fault the decision, but man, he's not part of the solution either.