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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
And yet we pretty much never hear about soccer players, football players (NFL and college), baseball players, basketball players, Formula One drivers or any other major sport acting like such crybabies if they have to play in a major market. You look at the hottest markets in other major sports and when was the last time you heard they couldn’t sign someone because the player couldn’t handle the pressure? It’s rare. And yet in the nhl it is a constant concern.
I get that it can be more difficult in Canada compared to certain markets in the United States but I would hardly describe anything about the Hamilton situation as TMZ.
I get it’s difficult and the media can be ridiculous sometimes but these guys need to learn how to manage the situation. Players in every other sport in the world seem to manage (most of the time) without having to go sign in some obscure market.
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I don't follow other sports so I can't really speak on that subject.
I do know that in hockey its perfectly possible for a player to play in a major market, on a winning team in the United States and not have to deal with anywhere near the intrusion in their personal life that they would have to put up with in Canada.
I don't think avoiding a fishbowl situation makes anyone a crybaby. It just makes them a rational decision maker.