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Originally Posted by ThePrince
I hate when people say "X player is full of himself because he doesn't bend over for the team". I believe that you can never blame a player for looking out for his own interests because you better believe the team is looking out for theirs. If he signs a deal, and trades him away, is it his fault or the team's?
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I agree.
Very hard to fault a guy for wanting to finish a Harvard degree. Even if he gets 3 years of NHL hockey (the average career length for a pro.) he'd be on ELC and would earn ~2.75mil. That is life changing money but not to the point that you never have to work again. I'd sure as hell push that earning off for a year if I knew I could give myself the safety net of a harvard degree which has its own benefits and likely sets him up to earn ~200K average per year for the rest of his adult life.
And to get to pick which NHL team offers you the best chance to get playing time and establish yourself as a pro? Kinda a no-brainer.