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Originally Posted by dissentowner
Then you look at the silver lining. A guy who prioritizes being close to mommy and daddy at age 28 over winning and his hockey legacy is not a guy you are winning with anyhow. I am not saying if that is the route he did choose that it is wrong, it is right for him but there is a long list of players who chose location over winning. Those guys retired with their hockey legacy being they put location first and winning and competing second. See Shane Doan for example. You don't win championships with guys like that. I don't think Johnny is like that though and I believe he was bring totally honest when he said he wants to be here, win here, and wants to stay here. I can't see a guy who seems as competitive as he is throwing his entire hockey legacy down the crapper just to be closer to mom and dad.
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I think this underestimates who likely calls the shots in Johnny's household - him or his expectant wife.
I'm still of the view that - so long as the money is reasonably comparable - family ties are the biggest and most important factor for Johnny at this stage of his life, as they should be. It's even more the case for his wife, who I'm sure would rather have family and friends around when she's looking after the kid and Johnny's away on a 10-day road trip.
It's impossible to get inside Johnny's head, but I'm pretty confident I know what I would do in his situation: wait until tomorrow to see what concrete options I really have and, if the money's even close, opt for the one that is best for my family as a whole.