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Originally Posted by belsarius
I don't know if he will win the cup, but like a previous poster said I really didn't have LA as the number 1 contender the years they won. Who wins the cup seems to really depend on which teams can get hot at the right time.
I know the cup is a huge thing, like fantastically huge, but is it worth 10 million? It's easy to say from the sofa without that choice, but nearing the end of a career Iggy has the next 50 years to think about. A 1 in 5 chance to win compared to a 1 in 18 for 10 million extra is really not a hard choice when you think of providing for your family. A cup is what they all strive for, but at 37 there is a shadow of life after hockey.
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Maybe, but I guess that gets to the point of how much would you pay for a chance at a once in a lifetime experience?
If you have $70M, today, would you be willing to forfeit $10M (15% gross) for a much better chance of living your dream? Is $70M enough? Does that $10M add something more to their lives they couldn't have, at the cost of a 5% chance of reaching your dream vs 20%?
Obviously Iginla decided that he needed that extra ~$10M additional money that will give him a better life (and I guess family, though I think I probably see $70M as enough to get your kids to 18 as enough, maybe some people do not)...
yes summer is slow.....