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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
How is this the same? One has an extra year of work attached to it, the other does not. Time is important too and he'd be able to still sign a new contract and play hockey for money in that 8th year.
If you make 60k a year and work a job for 5 years, would you be just as happy making 50k/year and working there 6 years?
I don't think so.
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Hockey is a limited time career. So you've got to earn while you can. Its not remotely like the example you are giving where you can just go find another job making the same money. Gaudreau will be 36-37 when an 8 year contract expires. Odds are he's not getting another high paying contract when this ends.
For every Joe Pavelski, Jeff Carter guy making $6m in their mid/late 30s, there's 10 guys not getting signed or getting $1-2m contracts like Corey Perry, Jason Spezza, Zach Parise.