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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
There’s just something about a professional athlete not betting on themself that rubs me the wrong way. It’s like he doesn’t have faith in his abilities to rip off a good season. A guy like him that’s not fleet of foot needs to hammer out a career contract before he loses a step.
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He'll have over $40M in career earnings at the end of this contract. He also has yet to play a full NHL season due to how often he's injured.
I can see the logic behind him taking the guaranteed money now to set himself up for life instead betting on himself with a one year qualifying offer.